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Aurangzeb's Deccan Campaigns: The War That Broke the Mughals
In this episode, we dive deep into the final decades of Aurangzeb's reign, focusing on his protracted and ultimately ruinous Deccan campaigns. Lucas and Luna explore the military strategies, the role of the Maratha guerrilla tactics under leaders like Sambhaji and Rajaram, the economic drain of the war, and the emperor's stubborn refusal to abandon the South. We discuss key figures such as the Maratha king Sambhaji, whose brutal execution by Aurangzeb galvanized the Maratha resistance, and the Mughal general Zulfiqar Khan. The conversation also covers the siege of Gingee, the famine…
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