#Repost @thisdateinpiratehistory ・・・ • 7 September • On #thisdateinpiratehistory in 1695, Henry Every captured the Gang-i-Sawa’i, a treasure-laden prize owned by the Grand Moghul of India. Henry Every had heard of Thomas Tew’s success in the Red Sea, and he wanted to replicate that success for himself. In 1693, Tew had captured a Ghanja dhow worth over £100,000 in gold and silver, along with ivory, spices, and valuable gemstones. Every put together a small armada for this endeavor, including Tew and his ship Amity, along with several consorts that included Richard Want, William Mays, Thomas Wake, and Joseph Faro. Together, they planned to intercept a 25-ship pilgrim fleet returning from the Hajj - the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. After sitting idle in the Red Sea for weeks, Every discovered that the convoy had passed them by. Desperate to salvage the voyage, the pirates sailed as quickly as they could in hopes of catching up with the last ships. Every’s Fancy was the fastest in his fleet, and several ships - including Tew’s - eventually fell behind. As they neared Surat, the Fancy caught up to and captured the merchant ship Fateh Muhammad. Along with a prize of roughly £60,000, the pirates learned that only one ship from the convoy remained at sea - the 700-ton, sixty gun Mughal flagship, Ganj-i-Sawa’i. And it wasn’t long before she appeared on the horizon. When the Fancy was in range, the ships began trading broadsides. In a stroke of luck, a cannon on the Ganj-i-Sawa’i exploded, killing many and causing mass confusion on deck. The pirates took this advantage to board and capture the ship, fighting with cutlasses and small arms before the Mughal crew finally surrendered. The loot from the Ganj-i-Sawa’i totaled somewhere between £200,000 and £600,000, including 500,000 pieces of gold and silver; the largest sea-based haul in the history of piracy. The raid would make Henry Every the most wanted man in the world, with the Grand Mughal and East India Company launching the first global manhunt in history. . . . . https://www.instagram.com/p/CiNcz9PO3OZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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