Why did Aurangzeb lose the support of Rajput
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It is generally believed by the historians that one of the major causes of the decline of the Mughal empire was the policy of conflict followed by Aurangzeb with the Rajput’s.
1. Aurangzeb was an expansionist and on one or the other pretext, he wanted to annex their kingdoms.
2. Aurangzeb regarded the power and influence of the Rajput’s as a stumbling block in executing his policy of religious persecution of the Hindus.
(i) Conflict with Marwar:
Raja Jaswant Singh the ruler of Marwar who was in the service of the Mughals died at Jamrud in Afghanistan. His wife, while returning from Afghanistan, gave birth to a son who was named Ajit Singh. Aurangzeb wanted that if Ajit Singh was converted to Islam, he would be recognized as the ruler of Marwar. But this was not acceptable to the Rajput’s. This led to the beginning of the 30-year war between the Rathors and the Mughals.
Aurangzeb wanted to keep the widow of Jaswant Singh and his son Ajit Singh under his custody. Durga Das, the brave commander of the Rathors rescued the mother and the son by a stratagem, substituting the maid-servant and her child in place of the Rani and the prince. The people of Marwar accepted Ajit Singh as their ruler.
Annoyed at this, Aurangzeb sent his Imperial troops to subdue the Rajputs. Aurangzeb himself camped at Ajmer. The Mughal forces captured Jodhpur, the capital of Marwar and destroyed numerous temples. Durga Das continued the struggle and the Rajput’s were able to recapture many of their lost territorie
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1. Aurangzeb was an expansionist and on one or the other pretext, he wanted to annex their kingdoms.
2. Aurangzeb regarded the power and influence of the Rajput’s as a stumbling block in executing his policy of religious persecution of the Hindus.
(i) Conflict with Marwar:
Raja Jaswant Singh the ruler of Marwar who was in the service of the Mughals died at Jamrud in Afghanistan. His wife, while returning from Afghanistan, gave birth to a son who was named Ajit Singh. Aurangzeb wanted that if Ajit Singh was converted to Islam, he would be recognized as the ruler of Marwar. But this was not acceptable to the Rajput’s. This led to the beginning of the 30-year war between the Rathors and the Mughals.
Aurangzeb wanted to keep the widow of Jaswant Singh and his son Ajit Singh under his custody. Durga Das, the brave commander of the Rathors rescued the mother and the son by a stratagem, substituting the maid-servant and her child in place of the Rani and the prince. The people of Marwar accepted Ajit Singh as their ruler.
Annoyed at this, Aurangzeb sent his Imperial troops to subdue the Rajputs. Aurangzeb himself camped at Ajmer. The Mughal forces captured Jodhpur, the capital of Marwar and destroyed numerous temples. Durga Das continued the struggle and the Rajput’s were able to recapture many of their lost territorie
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Aurangzeb was one of those rulers who believed in tyrannical and ruthless rule. He was a fanatic Muslim ruler who also forced people of his kingdom to convert into Islam. This continued up to such extent that even the kingdoms that had friendly relations with the Mughals were also forced to convert and one such kingdom was the Marwars one of the Rajput kingdoms as well. This resulted in downfall of the "Mughal Empire". Aurangzeb also forced the then Marwar king, Raja Jaswanth Singh’s family to surrender to him. With this the Mughals completely lost the support of the "Rajputs" that prevailed during beginning of Akbar’s reign.
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