The Valoji Bhangare was Koli Patil of Devgaon and Koli rebel leader against Peshwa in Maratha Empire. In 1798 Valoji Bhangare went into revolt, leading over a thousand men in raids on villages to the east and also below the ghat in the Konkan.[1]
| Honorific Prefix: | Patil of Devgaon |
| Valoji Bhangare | |
| Honorific Suffix: | Rebel leader |
| Native Name: | वालोजी भांगरे |
| Native Name Lang: | Hi |
| Other Names: | Valoji Koli |
| Birth Name: | Valoji Bhangare |
| Birth Place: | Devgaon, Maratha Empire |
| Death Date: | 1798 |
| Death Place: | Junnar, Akola, Maratha Empire |
| Death Cause: | Killed by cannon |
| Occupation: | Patilship |
| Era: | Maratha era |
| Bandkari | |
| Successor: | Ramji Bhangare (nephew) |
| Movement: | Aamchi Bhumi Adhikar movement |
| Opponents: | Peshwa (Prime minister of Maratha Empire) |
| Criminal Charges: | Plundering, Murder |
| Criminal Penalty: | Blown to death by cannon |
| Partner: | Govindji Bhangare, Manaji Bhangare |
| Relatives: | Raghoji Bhangare and Bapuji Bhangare (grandsons) |
The Valoji Bhangare was revolted against Peshwa because of some land rights of Patilkhi. He assembled a revolutionary group of Kolis numbering about one thousand rebels and led a series of raids in Konkan controlled by Peshwa.[2] His brothers Manaji Bhangare and Govindji Bhangare also revolted with him and were key personality in rebellion but both brothers were captured soon.[3] After this Valoji Bhangre was joined by thousands of people of Koli caste and opened a front in Sahyadri area. Peshwa sent Maratha army but unsuccessful. After this Valoji Bhangre went to Deshmukh of Chaure Jagir in Satara, where Valoji was caught by Rajur's Mansabdar and blew him away.[4]
The Valoji Bhangare was eventually captured by Mansabdar Hiraji Bamble who was son of Javji Bamble and blown apart by a cannon.