Murarbaji
Murarbaji Deshpande | |
|---|---|
| General of Maratha Army | |
| Monarch | Shivaji I |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1665 Purandar |
| Occupation | Kiladar of Purandar Fort |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Maratha Empire |
| Service | Maratha Army |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Purandar |
Murarbaji Deshpande (died 1665) was a general in the early Maratha Empire during the reign of Chatrapati Shivaji. He is best remembered for his defense of the Purandar Fort against Dilir Khan, a Mughal general who accompanied Jai Singh I, the senior most general of the Mughals, in the 17th-century siege on Purandar.