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.