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The mothers, wives, daughters and sons of Sambhaji and Rajaram were taken as prisoners by Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung. [3] [4] The captured members were treated graciously. Aurangzeb ordered a tent to be set-up for them in Gulbarga. They were treated with respect and privacy. Annual pensions were fixed for all of them according to their position ...
Rajaram was born in the Bhonsle dynasty to Shivaji and his second wife, Soyarabai, on 24 February 1670.He was thirteen years younger than his brother, Sambhaji.Given the ambitious nature of Soyarabai, Rajaram was installed on the Maratha throne upon the death of his father in 1680 at the age of 10.
On 8 September 1681, after settling a dispute with the royal house of Mewar, Aurangzeb began his journey to Deccan to conquer the Maratha lands, as well as the sultanates of Bijapur and Golconda. [9] He arrived at Aurangabad, the Mughal headquarters in the Deccan and made it his capital. Mughal contingents in the region numbered about 500,000. [10]
Raja Ram (reign 1670–1688) was the first leader, who organised a rebellion against Aurangzeb. He was the chieftain of Sinsini . Before Rajaram the Jats were organised by different village heads dotted around Agra , Mathura and the Yamuna river.
The Jat Rebellion [2] [3] [4] also known as The Jat War [5] [6] [7] was the conflict between the Jat community of India and the Mughal Empire.The Jat rebellion, led by Gokula, began as a response to the imposition of the Jizya tax and the destruction of the Keshava Rai Temple in Mathura by the Mughals.
Santaji belonged to the Ghorpade clan, a senior branch of the Bhosale clan.The Ghorpades were initially known as Bhosales. Santaji was the eldest son of Mhaloji Ghorpade of Kapshi, who served as the Senapati during the reign of Chhatrapati Sambhaji for a brief period following the unexpected demise of Hambirrao Mohite. [3]
Gokula was offered pardon if he accepted Islam. To tease the Emperor, Gokula demanded his daughter in return. Gokula and Uday Singh were hacked to death piece by piece at Agra Kotwali on January 1, 1670. The Jats dispersed but continued raiding royal pargnas around Tilpat. The Jat rebellion continued with their next chief, Raja Ram Jat. [5]
Young Prince Aurangzeb (far left), aged 9–10, with his brothers Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja, their father Shah Jahan (center), and maternal grandfather Asaf Khan IV (right) c.1628. Aurangzeb was born in Dahod on 3 November 1618. [10] [11] [12] His father was Emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658), who hailed from the Mughal house of the Timurid ...