Surat was a trading down, even in medieval times.
A Portuguese traveller named Barbosa during his visit to Gujarat in 1514 has described Surat as a city of great trade in all classes of merchandise, a very important seaport yielding a large revenue to the king, and frequented by many ships from Malabar and many other ports.
The fort was constructed to secure the trading town from pirates.
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