Sack of Surat

Battle of Surat
	Part of Maratha campaigns in Gujarat
	; Early 20th century depiction of the Sack of Surat by Shivaji.
Date	5–13 January 1664
Location	Surat, Gujarat Subah, Mughal Empire (Now Gujarat, India)
Result	Maratha victory The Maratha sacks the city for five or six days;
Belligerents
Maratha Kingdom	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Shivaji (WIA)	Inayat Khan
Strength
4,000 cavalry	5,000 garrisons
Casualties and losses
	Shivaji ordered the beheading of four Imperialist prisoners and the amputation of the hands of twenty-four others.

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.