Tulaji Angre, called Tulajee Angria by English historians was the grand admiral of the Maratha Navy and ruler of Colaba State in modern-day India.

Similar to his famous father Kanhoji Angre, he too was an extremely skilled admiral and attacked several European trading ships.

[6][7][8] In a brief span, he had surpassed the record of his predecessors in the number of English ships captured: Charlotte of Madras, William of Bombay, Svern of Bengal, Darby, Restoration, Pilot, Augusta and Dadabhoi of Surat.

Tulaji refused to admit the Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao as his superior, maintaining that both were equal servants of the Chhatrapati.

Nanasaheb could not afford to counterattack as long as Tulaji's benefactor Shahu I was alive, but after the latter's death in 1749, the Peshwa was free to wreck his vengeance on him.

[2][14] The Peshwa had requested the East India Company on several occasions to join hands and crush Tulaji to serve their mutual interests.

With most of the Angre family's power gone, the maritime advances of the East India Company were left unchecked and the Maratha navy rapidly declined.