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Aurangzeb's Deccan Campaigns: The War That Broke the Mughals
In this episode, we explore Aurangzeb's long, grinding war in the Deccan — a conflict that stretched for over two decades and ultimately broke the Mughal Empire. We focus on the pivotal siege of Bijapur in 1686, where Mughal artillery, led by the Frenchman or Venetian? Actually, it was a French gunner named Eustache de Lisle, breached the Adil Shahi defenses. We also examine the brutal guerrilla tactics of the Marathas under Sambhaji, the son of Shivaji, and how Aurangzeb's obsession with conquering the Deccan drained the imperial treasury. We discuss the role of the Mughal…
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