Draft:Sack of Surat (1670)

Sack of Surat (1670)
Date3–4 October 1670
Location
Result Maratha victory
 • Seizure of 6.6 million
Belligerents
Maratha Confederacy Marathas Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Maratha Confederacy Shivaji Daud Khan Qureshi

The Sack of Surat (1670), also known as the Second Sack of Surat, was a raid on the Mughal port of Surat intended to weaken the Mughal Empire and to gain wealth for the Maratha resistance.


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