This is a story from Maharashtra. a very inspiring story of a brave Warrior.
Tanaji ,Malusare was the name of the warrior, perhaps no episode in Maratha history has moved the hearts of people as deeply as the death of Tanaji Malusare- the conqueror of sinhagad (the lion's fort )
this story is known to every Maratha child through the Ballad of Sinhagad, the Sinhagad fort was one of the 23 fort surrendered to the Mughals as Par the purander Treaty, this act of surrender hurt the feelings of marathas.
there was fire in the hearts of marathas.
That fire would never subside till they take revenge.
One morning, says the ballad of Sinhagad, jijabai Shivaji's mother was looking out of the window of Pratapgarh.
She saw in the distance the Majestic monument
Sinhagadh, the Lion Fort. she wanted Shivaji to win back the Fort from the Mughals.
but Shivaji thought that is it was an impossible task .
he knew that there was one man who can do this .
and ,that was none other than tanaji, he sent for tanaji ,but when Tanaji came, Shivaji did not have the heart to tell his dear comrade why he had been summoned.
his mother jijabai told him the nature of his mission.
The lion-hearted Tanaji promised either to accomplish it or die in the process.
he set out at a night and merched towards the fortress with his men.
he reached the fortress secretly on a cold clear and moonLess night -in February 1670.
He had taken with him Shivaji's favourite ghorpad (udumu)or lizard to assist in scaling the fort wall,
A rope was tied to the waist of the lizard.
the lizard refused to follow the order and climb the Fort as it noticed a danger in climbing the fort.
Tanaji expressed his anger.
the lizard obeyed his order it was terrified and scaled the hill top which helped the marathas to go up the oliff.
Some Soldiers reached the top.
the guard in the for d detected their arrival
the centries were swiftly killed by the marathas.
but the clash of arms thoroughly roused the garrison.
Tanaji faced a serious problem .
many soldiers of his troops were still at the bottom of the Fort .
even then ,he had to challenge the enemy that greatly outnumbered his troops.
he has already made up his mind, and he ordered his troops to lunch attack .
the fight proceeded.
Tanaji lost many men, but his men caused heavy losses of on the Mughal forces.
Tanaji repeatedly send to keep the spirits of his soldiers high.
after some hours ,the Moghul commander uday bhan was engaged in a fight with Tanaji.
The odds were against the Maratha.
The long night march, the anxiety of the mission, scaling the fort and the vigorous fight tanaji had already been engaged in before, had made him weak completely.
Hence, after a lengthy fight, tanaji fell ,never to get up.
However, the fight continued under the leadership of suryaji , tanaji's brother .
the soldiers who were at the bottom of the fort reached the Ford and continued fighting.
the Mughals bit the dust .
Maratha soldiers brought the Fort under their control .
it was a great Victory for the marathas! but there was no mood of Joy of Victory in their camp .
the news of the Victory reached Shivaji.
He rushed to the fort eagerly to congratulate tanaji.
To his shock, he was the brave tanaji lifeless.
The ballad of Sinhagad describes the grief as such:
Twelve days the king Wept over him for the great love that he bore him .
The sorrow of jijabai was also describe: the scarf removed, she saw his face, No worthier chief of the race,
It was thus she wailed and drew asword, before the armies of his lord:
" Shivaji Son and King today, your right hand has been chopped away".
when Shivaji learned of his friend's death, he remarked
"Gad Ala pan Sinha gela".
It meant- "we have gained the fort, but lost the Lion."
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