Ram Patil

Ram Rao Patil or Itbarrao was an Admiral of the Ahmadnagar Navy and Koli king of Janjira. He built and fortified the Janjira Island.[1]

Raja Ram Rao Patil
Patil of Janjira
Janjira Fort
Died1489
Janjira, Ahmadnagar Sultanate
ReligionHindu
OccupationAdmiral of Ahmadnagar Navy

History

He was Admiral of the Ahmadnagar Navy and built the Janjira with permission of Sultan of Ahmadnagar Sultanate. But later he refused to obey the orders of the Sultan. In 1489, The Ahmadnagar ruler appointed his new admiral called Piram Khan and ordered to capture the janjira from Ram Rao Patil. Piram Khan marched from Surat but not dare to attack at Patil so made plans to enter in to janjira. Piram Khan and his Muslim Siddi member disguised as merchants and requested to the Patil for keep safe their three hundred large boxes contains the silk and wine at island and was granted. After that, Piram Khan thanked him and gave a party of alcohol (wine). When all of the soldiers and Ram Rao Patil were in full of influence, he attacked at Janjira and captured it from Patil.[2][3]

References
  1. Ali, Shanti Sadiq (1996). The African Dispersal in the Deccan: From Medieval to Modern Times. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 9788125004851.
  2. Yimene, Ababu Minda (2004). An African Indian Community in Hyderabad: Siddi Identity, Its Maintenance and Change. Cuvillier Verlag. ISBN 9783865372062.
  3. Jayasuriya, Shihan de S.; Pankhurst, Richard (2003). The African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean. Africa World Press. ISBN 9780865439801.
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