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Battle of Surat

Battle of Surat was a battle fought on 5 January 1664 at Surat, in what is now India. It was part of battles involving the Maratha Empire. The recorded result: Maratha victory; The Maratha sacks the city for five or six days. Recorded strength: 4,000 cavalry against 5,000 garrisons.

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Fought5 January 1664
WhereSurat, India21.167N, 72.833E
OutcomeMaratha victory; The Maratha sacks the city for five or six days
BelligerentsMaratha KingdomagainstMughal Empire
Part ofbattles involving the Maratha Empire

Where it sits in battles involving the Maratha Empire

Battle of Kolhapur, 1659Battle of Pavan Khind, 1660Battle of Chakan, 1660Battle of Umberkhind, 1661Battle of Surat, 1664Battle of Purandar, 1665Battle of Salher, 1672Siege of Ponda, 1675Battle of Sangamner, 1679Battle of Kalyan, 1682Battle of Satara, 1700Battle of Raigarh, 1703Battle of Torna, 1704Battle of Palkhed, 1728Battle of Mandsaur, 1733Battle of Bhopal, 1737Siege of Trichinopoly, 1741Battle of Uruli, 1762Battle of Lalsot, 1787Battle of Chaksana, 178816591788Battle of Surat, 1664
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Record

Date5 January 1664
PlaceSurat, India
21.167N, 72.833E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength4,000 cavalry5,000 garrisons
Casualties and lossesShivaji ordered the beheading of four Imperialist prisoners and the amputation of the hands of twenty-four others.
Commanders
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Battle of Surat is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872468, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sack of Surat, revision 1375305542, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.