Aurangzeb wasn't the choosen king. He forcefully grabbed the throne. In order to do so he needed the services of some of the Hindu generals. These Hindu Rajput generals had a large following of Military under them. Most of these Hindu Rajput Generals Grandpa's had been working under Akbar. Aurangzeb knew that he needed the support of these powerful Rajput Generals in order to establish himself as a king. Most of these Rajput Generals worked for Akbar who had established marital relations with these Traitors.
Once firmly established as a king - the methods he used to finish off these Generals is pretty well known.
He would have converted on a large scale. He thought he would finish the marathas soon and then look further. But the Marathas just made his last 20 years of life regretfull. Aurangzeb not only died a lost man, a lost king but a horrible ruler. Because his end meant the end of Mughal rule.
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by Perv Sharma on Apr 02, 2007 02:06 PM Permalink
It was only because of Aurangzeb not being able to get shivaji that he employed his usual torture of common man to prompt shivaji to come out and surrender. After his surrender, and becoming present in Aurangzeb's court, he was still imprisoned. After escaping from this house imprisonment he started the war which finished the Mughal Emperor. If he was a rebel, this rebel managed to tople the Mughal might.
Regarding Marathas not being great warriors - Aruangzeb always only succeeded by treacherous means and the same means were employed by Marathas to combat Aurangzeb's treacherous ways. He was left a defeated man, a defeated King and a lost man of the faith he followed.
This rebellious marathas within 10 to 15 years had made the next Mughal king a puppet.
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by Perv Sharma on Apr 02, 2007 02:18 PM Permalink
Surprisingly, so the Marathas were only rebels who lived in Mountains and Aurangzeb came to fight them because he felt threatened by them.
He felt it utmost important to spend 20 years fighting some people living thousand of kilometers away in Mountains.
Aurangzeb must have felt threatened by these people living in mountains.
Regarding Religion - these Hindus left the orrile Aurangzeb alive (who had tortured Shivaji Son's because he refused to convert to Islam ) only because he was praying when they raided his tent and took away his diamond to show him how close they had come. This incident scared the hell out of Aurangzeb and he died on his way back. The difference in followers of the two religions is evident and right till the kargil war.
