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
surface form: Siege of Golconda (1687)
belligerent Golconda Sultanate
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: 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 Plateau
surface form: Deccan

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 Deccan wars against Bijapur
surface form: Aurangzeb’s Deccan campaigns

Mughal expansion in the Deccan
precededBy Mughal conquest of Bijapur
Mughal–Qutb Shahi War
surface form: 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 Mughal conquest of Golconda
this entity surface form: Deccan campaigns of Aurangzeb
Abul Hasan Qutb Shah causeOfEndOfRule Mughal conquest of Golconda
Siege of Bijapur (1685–1686) relatedEvent Mughal conquest of Golconda