Aurangzeb's passing marked the close of the era. Marathas under the able leadership of Shivaji had defeated Mughals a number of times. 3. The Great Mughals' amount, that began in 1526 with all Babur's accession to the throne, ended in 1707.

During Aurangzeb reign the policy towards Deccan was different as growing Marathas were becoming a threat to Mughals. 4. Write a note on the Mughal policy towards Persia and Central Asia. Their ancestors immigrated to Maharashtra from Rajasthan hundreds of years ago. Yet, within approximately fifty years of his death, the Mughal Empire disintegrated. Trace the relations of the Mughals with the Deccan and with the Marathas in the 17th century. He followed a conciliatory policy towards the Rajput’s and Marathas but a strict policy towards the Sikhs. What caused the real breakdown of the Mughal Empire was his faulty Deccan policy. Discuss the Rajput policy of the Mughals. Aurangzeb’s death in 1707 finally brought to an end on the Deccan. Aurangzeb’s Deccan Policy refers to the extended period of conflict and diplomacy between the Mughals and the states of Bijapur, Golconda and the Maratha Swarashtra under Shivaji and his successors. The Maratha caste is originally formed from the amalgamation of families from the peasant(), shepherd(), blacksmith(), Sutar(), Bhandari and Thakar castes in Maharashtra. The Deccan policy of Aurangzeb was also partly responsible for the downfall of the Mughal Empire. Many of them took to military service in the 16th century such as the Deccan sultanates or the Mughals.Later in the 17th and 18th centuries, they served in the armies of the Maratha empire, founded by Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. • He acknowledged the independence of Mewar and Marwar. Rajput’s: Decline of Mughal Empire in India. He found that the States of Bijapur and Golcunda were a source of help to the Marathas who were employed in those states in large numbers. Marathas are nothing but Rajputs from Deccan/South India. Aurangzeb was bent upon crushing the power of the Marathas. Discuss the Mughal-Sikh and Assam-Mughal relations. 1. • Sahu, the son of Shambhaji, who had been in Mughal captivity since the fall of Raigarh, was released, the jeziah imposed by Aurangazeb was withdrawn. Aurangzeb was very aggressive towards Marathas. Bahadur Shah I (1707-12) was the first and the last of the later Mughal rulers to exercise real authority. He was learned, dignified and tried to reverse some of the narrow-minded policies and measures adopted by Aurangzeb. When Aurangzeb died, the empire of the Mughals has been the biggest in India. Aurangzeb’s Deccan policy can be divided into four phases Phase-I (1658-68) Aurangzeb towards Marathas.
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Show how Akbar transformed the small kingdom into a mighty Mughal empire. The reputation of the Mughal army was undermined by continuous rebellions and attacks from the Marathas in the Deccan. 2. • He pursued a conciliatory policy towards Rajputs and Marathas. Aurangzeb towards Marathas.