[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Shivaji and His Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1919) › c8.s7.2 # Shivaji and His Times c8.s7.2 Shivaji and His Times c8.s7.2 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1919.c8.s7.2) The fort of Surat stood on the south bank of the Tapti, 12 miles from the sea. It was impregnable to a body of light raiders like Shiva's troopers. But the city close to the fort offered a rich and defenceless prize. It had, at that time, no wall to protect it. Its wealth was boundless. The imperial customs alone yielded a revenue of 12 \*lakhs\* of Rupees a year (in 1666, acc. to Thevenot, v. 81.) - [Previous: c8.s7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1919.c8.s7.1) - [Next: c8.s7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1919.c8.s7.3) - [Up: c8.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1919.c8.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1919.c8.s7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1919.c8.s7.2) · Pramāṇa