Aurangzeb 1658–1707 (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Start date of Aurangzeb's Maratha campaign
Start date of Aurangzeb's Maratha campaign
September 1681
Size of Aurangzeb's Mughal force in Deccan
Size of Aurangzeb's Mughal force in Deccan
About 500,000 contingents
Maratha capital attacked in 1684
Maratha capital attacked in 1684
Raigad
Kingdoms conquered by Aurangzeb in Sept 1686
Kingdoms conquered by Aurangzeb in Sept 1686
Golkonda and Bijapur
Great Maratha leader executed in Dec 1688
Great Maratha leader executed in Dec 1688
Sambhaji
Sambhaji's successor as Emperor
Sambhaji's successor as Emperor
Rajaram (his brother)
Mughal Empire expansion size under Aurangzeb
Mughal Empire expansion size under Aurangzeb
More than 3.2 million sq km
Year Aurangzeb exhausted himself with Maratha war
Year Aurangzeb exhausted himself with Maratha war
1706
Who were the Marathas?
Who were the Marathas?
Peasant warriors of western Deccan
Why Sambhaji was executed
Why Sambhaji was executed
Refused to convert to Islam