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== Aftermath == | == Aftermath == | ||
On the evening of the fifth day following the siege, the Maratha forces withdrew from Surat and began a leisurely march southward. In response, [[Daud Khan Panni|Daud Khan]], dispatched by the Viceroy with the aim of intercepting the Marathas, ordered a cavalry detachment to harass [[Shivaji|Shivaji's]] rearguard. Simultaneously, the main body of the Mughal infantry blocked the Nasik pass to the south. [[Shivaji]] seized the opportunity to launch a sudden attack on the Mughal cavalry at [[Dindori, Maharashtra|Dindori]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=S_R_Sharma |url=http://archive.org/details/marathahistory035360mbp |title=Maratha_History |date=2005 |publisher=karnatak_Publishing_House |others=DR BR AMBEEDKAR, Digital Library Of India |pages=228}}</ref> resulting in their decimation. Crossing the [[Western Ghats|Sahyadri]] mountains, [[Shivaji|Shivaji's]] forces descended upon the rear of [[Daud Khan Panni|Daud Khan's]] army in the pass, overwhelming them in a easy victory.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> | On the evening of the fifth day following the siege, the Maratha forces withdrew from Surat and began a leisurely march southward. In response, [[Daud Khan Panni|Daud Khan]], dispatched by the Viceroy with the aim of intercepting the Marathas, ordered a cavalry detachment to harass [[Shivaji|Shivaji's]] rearguard. Simultaneously, the main body of the Mughal infantry blocked the Nasik pass to the south. [[Shivaji]] seized the opportunity to launch a sudden attack on the Mughal cavalry at [[Dindori, Maharashtra|Dindori]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=S_R_Sharma |url=http://archive.org/details/marathahistory035360mbp |title=Maratha_History |date=2005 |publisher=karnatak_Publishing_House |others=DR BR AMBEEDKAR, Digital Library Of India |pages=228}}</ref> resulting in their decimation. Crossing the [[Western Ghats|Sahyadri]] mountains, [[Shivaji|Shivaji's]] forces descended upon the rear of [[Daud Khan Panni|Daud Khan's]] army in the pass, overwhelming them in a easy victory.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> | ||