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Aurangzeb's Rajput Wars: The Rathore Rebellion of Marwar
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Aurangzeb's devastating conflict with the Rathore Rajputs of Marwar, a war that bled the Mughal treasury and turned a loyal vassal into a mortal enemy. They trace the crisis from the death of Maharaja Jaswant Singh in 1678, through Aurangzeb's attempt to annex Marwar and impose jizya, to the heroic resistance of Durgadas Rathore. The conversation covers the siege of Jodhpur, the guerrilla campaigns in the desert, the fate of Jaswant Singh's wives and infant son, and the alliance between Rajputs and Marathas that foreshadowed the…
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