Battle of Surat
1664 CE.
Shown on the map at 21.167°, 72.833°.
The Battle of Surat, also known as the Sack of Surat, was a land battle that took place on 5 January 1664 and ended on 13 January 1664 , near the city of Surat, in present-day Gujarat, India, between Shivaji, leader of the fledgling Maratha State and Inayat Khan, a Mughal commander. The Marathas defeated the Mughal military unit posted at Surat. Surat was a wealthy port city used by the Mughals for maritime trade in the Arabian Sea. The city was populated mostly by Hindus, but there were Muslims and others as well, including the officials of the Mughal administration at the city. According to historian James Grant Duff, Surat was attacked by Shivaji on 5 January 1664; the attack was so sudden that the population had no chance to flee, the violent plunder of the Maratha forces continued for six days and two-thirds of the city was burnt down. The loot was then transferred to Rajgad hidden in the Western Ghats near Poona.
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