Kanhoji Angre

Kanhoji Angre

Kanhoji Angre ( [kanʱod͡ʒiː aːŋɡɾe]), also known as Conajee Angria or Sarkhel Angré (August 1669 – 4 July 1729) was a chief of the Maratha Navy in present-day India. Kanhoji became known for attacking and capturing European merchant ships and collecting jakat (known to locals as taxes), seen by Europeans traders and colonists as ransoming of their crews. British, Dutch and Portuguese ships often fell victims to these raids.Despite attempts by the Portuguese and British to put an end to his privateering activities, Angre continued to capture and collect jakat from European merchant ships until his death in 1729. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kanhoji Angre has received more than 556,009 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Kanhoji Angre is the 1,376th most popular military personnel (down from 1,257th in 2019).