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Aurangzeb's Bengal Policy and the Rise of the Nawabs
Emperor Aurangzeb's conquest of Bengal in the 1660s reshaped the richest province of the Mughal Empire. This episode traces how his punitive expedition against the Magh and Portuguese pirates led to the appointment of Shaista Khan as governor, the establishment of a Mughal navy, and the construction of the Lalbagh Fort in Dhaka. We explore the little-known story of the renegade Portuguese captain who fought for the Mughals, the role of the Arakanese kingdom, and the long-term consequences: the rise of the Nawabs of Bengal who would later defy the British East India Company. Through the…
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