1573
Capture of Surat
Mughal forces secure Surat during Akbar's conquest of Gujarat.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Surat in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Mughal forces secure Surat during Akbar's conquest of Gujarat.
Akbar's Gujarat campaign secures Surat, strengthening Mughal control over an important western trading port.
Shivaji raids the wealthy Mughal port of Surat and carries away substantial resources for his expanding state.
Shivaji raids Surat a second time as renewed Maratha warfare erodes Mughal gains in western India.
Raghunathrao signs the Treaty of Surat with the East India Company, seeking British military support for his claim to the Peshwa office.
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