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Aurangzeb's Deccan Campaigns: The War That Broke the Mughal Empire
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Aurangzeb's Deccan campaigns, the prolonged conflict with the Maratha Empire that drained Mughal resources and exposed the limits of imperial expansion. They discuss the Maratha guerrilla warfare tactics under Shivaji and his successors, the catastrophic siege of Bijapur and Golconda, the role of the Maratha navy under Kanhoji Angre, and the economic strain that led to the empire's decline. Key figures include Sambhaji, Rajaram, Tarabai, and Zulfikar Khan. The episode also touches on the fateful alliance between the Marathas and the Deccan…
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