Note 23 — Chapter III · MUGHAL VICEROYS. a.d. 1573–1758.
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Sack of Surat by Malik Âmbar, 1609.In 1609 Malik Âmbar, chief minister of Nizám Sháh’s court and governor of Daulatábád, invaded Gujarát at the head of 50,000 horse, and after plundering both the Surat and Baroda districts retired as quickly as he came. To prevent such raids a body of 25,000 men was posted at Rámnagar23 on the Dakhan frontier, and remained there for four years. The details of the contingents of this force are: