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The Deccan wars were a series of military conflicts between the Mughal Empire and the descendants of the Maratha ruler Shivaji from the time of Shivaji's death in 1680 until the death of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707.
Mar 28, 2012 · Summary. Aurangzeb's triple victory – Bijapur, Golconda, and the Maratha kingdom – should have been the prelude to a new era of peace, prosperity, and political stability in the Deccan and southern India.
- John F. Richards
- 1993
The Deccan wars were a series of military conflicts between the Mughal Empire and the descendants of the Maratha ruler Shivaji from the time of Shivaji's death in 1680 until the death of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707.
- 1680-1707
Jun 27, 2024 · In mid 1660, Aurangzeb, determined to regain control of the northeast, appointed Muhammad Said Mir Jumla, his collaborator in the Deccan, to be governor of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. Keywords imperial expansion Islamic policies Akbar's ideology Aurangzeb Sikh martyrdom Rajput-Timurid bond.
- John F. Richards
- 1993
Deccan Wars (1680-1707) - The Deccan Wars, also called the Mughal-Maratha Wars was a 27-year conflict between the Mughal and Maratha Empires. It is the longest recorded war in India's history. The Mughals have already been documented on this chart (see Akbar the Great and the Taj Mahal ).
Jun 24, 2020 · The main problem group was the Marathas, whose insurgency Aurangzeb never fully defeated over the course of a twenty-seven-year war. The Marathas used the harsh religious stance of the emperor to mount a campaign for the creation of a Hindu kingdom in the area south of the Deccan Plateau.
The imperial reserves at Agra proved to be little depleted by the Deccan wars. Bahadur Shah's officers found coined and uncoined gold and silver totalling 240 million rupees – considerably greater than Akbar's reserves at his death.
