Tanaji Malusare was a military assistant and right hand of Maratha ruler Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. A local poet Tulsidas, wrote a powada describing Tanaji's heroics and sacrifice of life in the Battle of Sinhagad, which has since made him a popular figure in Marathi folklore. He came from a Hindu Koli family. Tanhaji Malusare a legendary military general in Maratha army he and his subordinates made maratha army more deadly. He and Maratha ruler Shivaji bounded the guerilla warfare because that time Mughals were on a large army of almost 10,000 troops to make Maratha army more efficient.