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Aurangzeb's Rebel Son Prince Akbar and the Maratha Alliance
In 1681, Aurangzeb faced a rebellion from his own son, Prince Akbar. This episode explores how the prince, born of a Rajput mother, allied with the Maratha king Sambhaji and Rajput chieftain Durgadas Rathore in a bid to seize the Mughal throne. We trace Akbar's flight from the Deccan to the Portuguese fortress of Diu and finally to exile in the Safavid court of Shah Suleiman. The rebellion exposed deep fissures in the empire and foreshadowed its decline. Drawing on Persian chronicles like the Maasir-i-Alamgiri and European accounts, we examine why a prince of the blood turned against his…
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