He intended to use the Mughal numerical superiority to his advantage. In 1682, Aurangzeb tried attacking the Maratha Empire from all directions. To quell this rebellion and to try to finish off the Maratha empire, Aurangzeb left Delhi with 4-5 lakh soldiers and headed to Khirki - what is today's Aurangabad in Maharashtra. In 1681, Aurangzeb's fourth son Akbar reached Deccan (variation for Dakshin or the South) and tried to consolidate forces against his father's rule in Delhi. He began forcing conversions of the local Indians to Islam and imposed the Jizya tax on non-Muslims.Īfter Shivaji Maharaj's death, Sambhaji had several challenges on hand: the Mughals in the north, and other neighbouring powers such as the Siddis, Mysore and the Portuguese in Goa.Īurangzeb's son Akbar rebels against father: After killing his brothers in cold blood and imprisoning the father - the builder of the Taj Mahal - he is said to have killed brother Dara Shikoh's two sons and forced his widows to marry him. Aurangzeb had succeeded his father Shah Jahan by treachery and fratricide of his three brothers. Sambhaji Maharaj had witnessed the lengths the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb would go to annihilate any challenge to the Mughal might. Sambhaji Maharaj succeeds Shivaji Maharaj after latter's death:
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