Netaji Palkar

Netoji Palkar
Senapati
Sarnaubat
2nd Senapati of the Maratha Empire
Reign1657 – 1666
PredecessorMankoji Dahatonde
SuccessorPrataprao Gujar
MonarchShivaji I
Born1620
Khalapur, Ahmadnagar Sultanate
(present-day Raigad District, Maharashtra, India)
Died1681 (aged 61)
Tamsa, Mahurgad province, Maratha Empire
(present-day Nanded district, Maharashtra, India)
HousePalkar
ReligionHinduism
Islam (converted)
Hinduism (reconverted)

Netoji Palkar (also Netaji Palkar, Marathi pronunciation: [neːʈod͡ʒiː paːlkəɾ], 1620–1681) was the 2nd Senapati of the Maratha Army under the leadership of Chhatrapati Shivaji, the visionary founder of the Maratha empire. He was also known as Prati-Shivaji for embodying the ideals of Shivaji.