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+From January to September, the [[Mughal]] government was effectively paralyzed. Adding to their troubles, they received alarming news that  [[Shivaji]] had struck Surat with devastating force once again.[[Shivaji]], leading an army of 15,000 cavalry and an equal number of infantry, accompanied by prominent generals and officers such as [[Prataprao Gujar]] and the Peshwa Moropant, advanced from Kalyan. He followed the same route as during his previous attack on Surat, passing through what are now the Thane, Nasik, and Dang districts. On October 3, 1670, [[Shivaji]] arrived at the walls of Surat, forcing the defenders to flee under the protection of the castle's artillery.