WSardar Chandroji Sambhaji Rao Angre was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Madhya Bharat in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Hindu Mahasabha.
WKanhoji Angre was the chief of the Maratha Navy in 18th century India. In historical records, he is also known as Conajee Angria or Sarkhel Angré.
WHemu was a Hindu king who previously served as a general and Chief Minister of Adil Shah Suri of the Suri dynasty during a period in Indian history when the Mughals and Afghans were vying for power across North India. He fought Afghan rebels across North India from the Punjab to Bengal and the Mughal forces of Humayun and Akbar in Agra and Delhi, winning 22 battles for Adil Shah.
WMahadaji Shinde also spelled as Mahadji Scindia or Mahādajī Śhindē, was a Maratha Statesman and ruler of Ujjain in Central India. He was the fifth and the youngest son of Ranoji Rao Scindia, the founder of the Scindia dynasty.
WBelawadi Mallamma was a warrior queen from Bailhongal, Belgaum District, Karnataka, India. Belvadi Mallamma is believed by many to be the first woman to form a women's army to fight against Dadaji Raghunath Nedkar. She also credited with being the first queen in the history the Indian subcontinent who built and trained a women's army in the 17th century.
WMirza Najaf Khan was a Shia adventurer of Safavid lineage who came to Delhi around 1740 from Iran after Nader Shah had displaced Safavid dynasty in 1735. He became a courtier of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. He married his sister into the family of the Shia Nawab of Awadh, which resulted in him gaining the title of Deputy Wazir of Awadh. He served during the Battle of Buxar, and he was the highest commander of the Mughal army from 1772 till his death in April 1782.
WMurarbaji Deshpande was a general in the early Maratha Empire during the reign of Shivaji. He is best remembered for his defense of the Purandar Fort against Dilir Khan, a Mughal general who accompanied Mirza Raja Jai Singh in the 17th-century siege on Purandar.
WNana Phadnavis, born Balaji Janardan Bhanu, was an influential minister and statesman of the Maratha Empire during the Peshwa administration in Pune, India. James Grant Duff states that he was called "the Maratha Machiavelli" by the Europeans.
WNetoji Palkar (1620–1681) was a Sardar Senapati or Sarnaubat (Commander-in-Chief) under Shivaji, founder of the Maratha empire.
WPrataprao Gujar born in Bhosare village near Khatav which is located in Satara district, was Senapati of King Shivaji's army. After his death, his daughter was married with the second son of Shivaji named Rajaram, who was later to be the Empress of the Maratha Empire, Maharani Jankibai.