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Aurangzeb's Deccan War: The 25-Year Campaign That Broke an Empire
Episode 2 of our Aurangzeb series goes deep into the emperor's grueling 25-year Deccan campaign — the longest sustained military effort in Mughal history. We explore the strategic genius and fatal miscalculation behind Aurangzeb's obsession with the Deccan sultanates of Bijapur and Golconda, and his relentless pursuit of the Maratha leader Sambhaji. Along the way, we examine the siege of Bijapur in 1686, the treacherous fall of Golconda, the capture and execution of Sambhaji, and the rise of Rajaram and Tara Bai. We also consider the devastating human and financial cost: how the…
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