[5] In 1674, he avenged the death of Prataprao Gujar by defeating Bahlol Khan near Bankapura and looting his jagir.
[8] It is also believed that Raghoji Mitra, mentioned in the Sabhasad Bakhar, was none other than Lakhmoji Naik himself, who accompanied Shivaji to Agra.
In August 1668, following the Treaty of Purandar, Chhatrapati Shivaji dispatched Anandrao and Prataprao Gujar with cavalry forces to serve under the Mughal prince stationed in Aurangabad.
The Maratha forces under Anandrao, successfully raided Mughal camps and outposts in the Baglan and Khandesh regions.
[2] Several branches of the Thorat clan trace their lineage to Anandrao or assert their affiliation with his ancestral line.