Dutch Suratte
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Was a directorate of the Dutch East India Company around Surat (India).
Establishment
- January 1617: A Dutch fort is established in Suratte (today called Surat) by Pieter van den Broecke in 1616.
Chronology
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1. Conquests of Shahu I
Expansion during the rule of Shahu I in the Maratha Empire.
- January 1745: Ahmadabad was abandoned in 1744.
2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)
- January 1618: The Dutch established a post at Cambay. It was a rather unsuccessful post due to the inability of ships to dock at the port at low tide.
- January 1618: The Dutch East India Company office was founded in 1617.
- January 1638: Sawantwadi State fell directly under the command of Batavia until 1673, and then under command of Suratte.
- January 1644: After problems with local merchants, Cambay closed in 1643.
- September 1666: Surate (Surat) becomes a French factory in 1666.
- January 1677: Vengurla fell under Dutch Malabar.
Disestablishment
- January 1745: Ahmadabad was abandoned in 1744.