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The Raja Ram Rao Patil(Koli)^[1] or Itbarrao Koli was an Admiral of the Ahmadnagar Navy and Koli ruler of Janjira. Patil built and fortified the Janjira Island.^[2]

BornItbarrao Koli
Ahmednagar, Ahmednagar Sultanate

Died1489
Janjira, Ahmadnagar Sultanate

DynastyPatil

ReligionHinduism

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Raja Ram Rao Patil

Patil of Janjira

Janjira Fort

Born

Itbarrao Koli
Ahmednagar, Ahmednagar Sultanate

Died

1489
Janjira, Ahmadnagar Sultanate

Names
Meherban Shrimant Raja Ramrao Patil of Janjira

Dynasty

Patil

Religion

Hinduism

Occupation

Admiral of Ahmadnagar Navy

History

He was Koli Admiral of the Ahmadnagar Navy and built the Janjira with permission of Sultan Nizam 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 or Bhairam Khan^[3] and ordered to capture Janjira from Ramrao Patil.^[4] 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 their three hundred large boxes containing silk and wine at island safe, and the request was granted. After that, Piram Khan thanked him and gave a him alcohol (wine). When all of the soldiers and Ram Rao Patil were drunk, he attacked at Janjira and captured it from Patil.^[5]^[6]

References

[1]
G, Dr Ananth Prabhu (15 December 2020). Glorious Bharat: Part 3. New Delhi, India, Asia: Ananth Prabhu Publications. p. 76.
[2]
Ali, Shanti Sadiq (1996). The African Dispersal in the Deccan: From Medieval to Modern Times. New Delhi, India, Asia: Orient Blackswan. p. 158. ISBN 978-81-250-0485-1.
[3]
Robbins, Kenneth X.; McLeod, John (2006). African Elites in India: Habshi Amarat. New Delhi, India, Asia: Mapin. pp. 178: Ram Patil, Pretending to be traders. Bairam Khan and his men requested permission from Ram Patil to rest their women at the fort on account of the supposed ill health of Bairam Khan's wife. They gave wine to Ram Patil and his men. When the Kolis were drunk. Bairam Khan brought palanquins into the fort. ISBN 978-1-890206-97-0.
[4]
Chilka, Amit (8 September 2014). Sea Forts of India. New Delhi, India, Asia: Osmora Incorporated. pp. The name 'Janjira' is said have originated from Janzeera which in Arabic means an island. This island was frequented by the local fishermen and wanted to make this their dwelling place. Thus they built a wooden defense called Madhekot within which they set up their small colony. They did so with the permission from the Nizam, but their leader Ram Patil refused to accept Nizam as their ruler and wanted to be independent. Knowing this the Nizam commander Piram Khan disguised as a merchant and entered the fort and incarcerated the fishermen. The Nizam's men occupied the place and later in 1567 Burhan Khan - Piram's successor erected a sturdy fort and was renamed Jazeere Mehroob. ISBN 978-2-7659-0361-1.
[5]
Yimene, Ababu Minda (2004). An African Indian Community in Hyderabad: Siddi Identity, Its Maintenance and Change. New Delhi, India, Asia: Cuvillier Verlag. pp. 92 - 93: The earlier inhabitants of the Janjira island were known as the Koli who erected wooden fortifications around it and are said to be living by fishing. There is widespread legend on how the Siddi settled first on the island. The legend tells that the Siddi took over the island from the Koli by fraud. A certain Siddi, Perim Khan, and his other Siddi friends disguised as merchants, brought a shipload of huge boxes from Surat which, they said, contains silk and wine. They asked Ram Patil, the chief of the Koli, to land their goods for a little while. Ram Patil allowed it and they entertained his soldiers with wine until the latter were completely drank. Then, the Siddi opened the other boxes in which their warriors were hidden. The Siddi overrun the fort, massacred its inhabitants and took over the island from the Koli. Then they rebuilt the fortress, using huge granite stones which in subsequent years made it difficult for others to subdue the Siddi powers of Janjira. ISBN 978-3-86537-206-2.
[6]
Jayasuriya, Shihan de S.; Pankhurst, Richard (2003). The African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean. Africa World Press. ISBN 9780865439801.

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