Mughal conquest of Golconda

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The Mughal conquest of Golconda was the 1687 campaign in which Emperor Aurangzeb’s forces besieged and annexed the wealthy Golconda Sultanate, bringing much of the Deccan under direct Mughal control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Golconda (1687) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Golconda
belligerent Golconda Sultanate ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
cause Aurangzeb’s policy of direct Mughal rule over the Deccan ⓘ
Mughal desire to control Golconda’s diamond trade and wealth ⓘ
suspicion of Golconda’s support to the Marathas ⓘ
commandedBy Aurangzeb ⓘ
commander Abul Hasan Qutb Shah ⓘ
Aurangzeb ⓘ
conflict Mughal–Qutb Shahi War ⓘ
country India ⓘ
date 1687 ⓘ
endDate 1687 ⓘ
followedBy administrative reorganization of the Deccan under Mughal governors ⓘ
full Mughal occupation of Hyderabad region ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 17th century ⓘ
involves artillery bombardment ⓘ
fortified defenses ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
ledBy Aurangzeb ⓘ
location Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau

Golconda Fort ⓘ
Golconda Sultanate ⓘ
present-day Telangana ⓘ
notableEvent breach of Golconda’s defenses by Mughal forces ⓘ
capture of Abul Hasan Qutb Shah ⓘ
opponent Qutb Shahi dynasty ⓘ
partOf Aurangzeb’s Deccan campaigns ⓘ
Mughal expansion in the Deccan ⓘ
precededBy Mughal conquest of Bijapur ⓘ
Mughal–Golconda conflicts of the 1650s and 1660s ⓘ
relatedTo Mughal conquest of Bijapur ⓘ
Mughal–Maratha Wars ⓘ
result Mughal control over much of the Deccan ⓘ
Mughal victory ⓘ
annexation of Golconda Sultanate by the Mughal Empire ⓘ
end of Qutb Shahi dynasty ⓘ
incorporation of Golconda into the Mughal provincial system ⓘ
siegeOf Golconda Fort ⓘ
significance accession of Mughal Empire to Golconda’s diamond mines ⓘ
consolidation of Mughal power in the Deccan ⓘ
marked the last major territorial expansion under Aurangzeb ⓘ
startDate 1686 ⓘ
under reign of Aurangzeb ⓘ

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Deccan wars against Bijapur → relatedTo → Mughal conquest of Golconda ⓘ
Mughal imperial forces → notableBattle → Deccan campaigns of Aurangzeb ⓘ
linked to: Mughal conquest of Golconda
Abul Hasan Qutb Shah → causeOfEndOfRule → Mughal conquest of Golconda ⓘ
Siege of Bijapur (1685–1686) → relatedEvent → Mughal conquest of Golconda ⓘ