Kavi Kalash
Kavi Kalash was a poet, a close friend and advisor to Maratha king Sambhaji who reigned 1680-1689.
A Kannauj brahmin by birth, was an able administrator as well as a warrior, who accompanied Sambhaji in many of his campaigns. He is known to have defeated Shahabuddin Khan in a fierce battle near Raigad in 1684. He was given the title of 'Chandogamatya' by Sambhaji.
In March 1689, Kavi Kalash was captured, along with Sambhaji, by the Mughal army under Aurangzeb in Sangmeshwar, and was tortured and killed. They were paraded as clowns and likely killed using tiger claws for a slow death.
