The Ganj-i-Sawai (Persian/Hindustani: Ganj-i-Sawai, in English "Exceeding Treasure", often anglicized as Gunsway) was an armed ship belonging to the Mughals. During Aurangzeb's reign, it was captured on 7 September 1695 by the English pirate Henry Every en route from present-day Mocha, Yemen to Surat, India.
The Ganj-i-Sawai (Persian/Hindustani: Ganj-i-Sawai, in English "Exceeding Treasure", often anglicized as Gunsway) was an armed ship belonging to the Mughals. During Aurangzeb's reign, it was captured on 7 September 1695 by the English pirate Henry Every en route from present-day Mocha, Yemen to Surat, India.
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