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Moropant Trimbak Pingle

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Moropant Trimbak Pingale
मोरोपंत त्र्यंबक पिंगळे
1st Peshwa of the Marathas
In office
6 June 1674–1683
MonarchsShivaji, Sambhaji
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMoreshvar Pingale
Personal details
Bornc. 1620
Nimgaon
Died1683
Raigad Fort, Raigad, Maratha Empire (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Children
Parent
  • Trimbak Pingale (father)
HousePingale
Military service
Battles/warsBattle of Pratapgarh
Second Sack of Surat
Battle of Salher
Battle of Kalyan Bhivandi
Maratha Plunder of Mughal Territory

Moropant Trimbak Pingale'

(born-1620, Nimgaon, died-1683, Raigad Fort, Raigad, Maratha Empire (present-day Maharashtra, India)), was the first peshwa of the Maratha Empire, serving on Shivaji Maharaj's Ashta Pradhan (Council of Eight Ministers).[1]

Early life

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Moropant Trimbak Pingle was born to a Deshastha Brahmin family[2] in 1620 Nimgaon. In 1647, he joined Chhatrapati Shivaji in establishing the Maratha Empire.

Military career

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He was one of the warriors who participated in the successful 1659 battle of Shivaji Maharaj's forces against the forces of Bijapur's Adil Shah which immediately followed Adil Shah's general Afzalkhān's death at Jāwali. He also participated in the battles at Trimbakeshwar Fort and Wāni-Dindori against the Mughal Empire. He participated in Shivaji's invasion of Surat in 1664. He also participated in the Battle of Salher. Moropant surrounded and attacked the 25,000 strong Mughal infantry at Salher with his 20,000 infantry. Prominent Maratha Sardar and Shivaji's childhood friend Suryaji Kakde was killed by a Zamburak cannon in the battle. Chhatrapati Sambhaji son of Shivaji stayed with Moropant's relatives in Mathura after their escape from Agra.[citation needed]. Moropant introduced sound revenue administration to Shivaji's regime, and played an important role in resource planning concerning defenses and maintenance of strategic forts. He was also responsible for the construction and administration of Pratapgad. At Chhatrapati Shivaji's death, Moropant Pinglay was working as a supervisor of fort development activities in Nashik District for the Salher-Mulher forts.[citation needed] Under Shivaji Maharaj's successor, Chhatrapati Sambhaji, he also participated in the battle of Burhanpur in 1681 which resulted in the sacking of the important Mughal trade centre of Burhanpur. He was killed during an ambush by Mughal forces in 1683.

References

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  1. ^ Shivaji, the great Maratha, Volume 2, H. S. Sardesai, Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd, 2002, ISBN 81-7755-286-4, ISBN 978-81-7755-286-7
  2. ^ Shivaji and the Maratha Art of War By Murlidhar Balkrishna Deopujari, Page 254