Castle of Surat or Surat Fort, India. 1785.
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  • Castle of Surat or Surat Fort, India. 1785.

Castle of Surat or Surat Fort, India. 1785.

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Antique Copper Plate Published C1780, London. Unknown Artist & Engraver from an unknown publication. Paper Size: 8 x 5 inch (21 x 13cm). In good condition. Signs of roughness along one edge from removal from binding. Surat Castle, or Surat Fort,[1] is a 16th-century structure in the city of Surat. The Ahmedabad king Sultan Mahmood-III (1538-1554) ordered its construction to defend the city from the frequent attacks that had devastated it. He entrusted the work to Safi Agha, a Turkish soldier who had been ennobled with the title of Khudawand Khan.
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