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Aurangzeb's Deccan Strategy and the Maratha Resistance
While earlier episodes explored Aurangzeb’s administrative reforms, architectural paradoxes, and personal letters, this episode turns to the military and logistical engine that sustained his twenty-five-year Deccan campaign. We examine the strategic decisions behind the siege of Golconda and Bijapur, focusing on how the Mughal mansabdar system was stretched to its breaking point by guerrilla warfare in the Western Ghats. Lucas walks us through the role of key commanders like Dhanaji Jadhav and Ramachandra Pant Amatya, detailing how the Marathas used terrain and speed to bleed the imperial…
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