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Aurangzeb's Secret Treaty with the Marathas That Never Was
In 1664, as the Maratha leader Shivaji raided Surat, Aurangzeb's governor Shaista Khan failed to stop him. By 1665, the emperor dispatched his trusted commander Mirza Raja Jai Singh I to besiege Shivaji's fortress of Purandar. After months of blockade, Jai Singh negotiated the Treaty of Purandar with Shivaji, an agreement that is often misunderstood. This episode explores the actual terms: Shivaji surrendered 23 of his 35 forts, paid war indemnity, and agreed to serve in Mughal campaigns against Bijapur. In return, he was granted the title of a Mughal noble and promised royal…
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