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Surat Castle

Surat, India

Surat Castle

Surat Castle, or Surat Fort, 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 w

ith the title of Khudawand Khan. The construction work of this castle was completed in the year 1546.

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