Kanhoji Angre

Kanhoji Angre

Kanhoji Angre ([kanʱod͡ʒiː aːŋɡɾe]), also known as Conajee Angria or Sarkhel Angré (August 1669 – 4 July 1729) was a Maratha Navy officer. Kanhoji became known for attacking and capturing European East Indiamen 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 582,770 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kanhoji Angre is the 1,779th most popular military personnel (down from 1,375th in 2019).