Enlightenment · South Asia · War
1653
Aurangzeb Conquers the Deccan Forts
1653
As Mughal viceroy of the Deccan, the ambitious prince Aurangzeb besieged and captured the fortress of Golconda and terrorized the sultanates of southern India. His campaigns were efficient, ruthless, and personally devout - he prayed between bombardments. The experience hardened him for the fratricidal war that would soon deliver the Peacock Throne.
In context
Also in 1653 (4 other events on record)
- Taj Mahal Completed · South Asia · Culture
- Cromwell Becomes Lord Protector · Europe · Politics
- Cromwell Dissolves the Rump · Europe · Politics
- Blaise Pascal's Provincial Letters · Europe · Culture
Before and after in South Asia
- Before: 1648: Taj Mahal Gardens Completed
- After: 1657: Shah Jahan Falls Ill
Before and after in War
Era
Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.
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