Battle of Surat

Battle of Surat
Date	6–10 January 1664
Location	Surat, Gujarat, India
Result	Maratha Victory Marathas Sack Surat;
Belligerents
Maratha Empire	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Shivaji	Inayat Khan

Battle of Surat, also known as the Sack of Surat, was a land battle that took place on 5 January 1664, near the city of Surat, in present-day Gujarat, India, between Shivaji, leader of the Mahratta Confederacy and Inayat Khan, a Moghal commander. The Marathas defeated the Moghal military unit posted at Surat and ransacked the city.

Surat was a wealthy port city used by the Moghals for maritime trade in the Arabian Sea. The city was well populated mostly by Hindus, Muslims & others; especially the officials in the Mughal administration of 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 Mahratta forces continued for six days and two-thirds of the city was burnt down. The loot was then transferred to Rajgad fort hidden in the Western Ghauts near Poona (Pune).

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