Chimnaji Appa

Shreemant Chimaji Ballal Peshwa (aka Chimaji Appa) (1707–1740) was the son of Balaji Vishwanath Bhat and the younger brother of Bajirao Peshwa of Maratha Empire. He was an able military commander who liberated the western coast of India from Portuguese rule. The crowning glory of his career was the capture of Vasai fort from the Portuguese in a hard fought battle.