The EIC's Forgotten Fortress: Surat Castle and the Mughal Gateway

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the little-known story of Surat Castle, the East India Company's first fortified stronghold in India, built in 1612 to protect its trade against the Portuguese and the Marathas. They discuss how the castle became the seat of the Company's presidency before Bombay, its role in the Mughal decline, and its eventual transformation into a jail during the 1857 Rebellion. The conversation covers the castle's construction under William Aldworth, the treaty with Mughal officials, the Siddi of Janjira, and the castle's rediscovery as a heritage site in modern Gujarat. #EastIndiaCompany #SuratCastle #MughalEmpire #WilliamAldworth #SiddiOfJanjira #PortugueseIndia #Surat #Gujarat #17thCentury #CompanyPresidency #AngloMarathaWars #BombayMarine #Heritage #Fort #TradeHistory #ColonialIndia #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo