TNPSC Micro Topics

Marathas after Shivaji

Shivaji (1627–1680) Military Conquests Confrontation against Bijapur Shivaji and Afzal Khan, 1659 Shivaji and the Mughals Shivaji and Jaisingh Visit to Agra Conflict with the Mughals (1670) Coronation Deccan Campaigns Last days of Shivaji

Introduction Causes of the Rise of the Marathas (a) Physical features and Nature of the People (b) Bhakti Movement and its Impact (c) External causes “The religious revival [in Maratha country] was not Brahmanical” in its orthodoxy, it was heterodox in its spirit of protest against forms, ceremonies and class distinctions. The saints sprang chiefly

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Aurangzeb (1658–1707) Aurangzeb’s Deccan Policy Against Marathas Aurangzeb against Others Gol Gumbaz : Bijapur (modern Vijayapura) was the capital of the Adil Shahi dynasty during1480-1686. It is famous for its magnificent buildings and dargahs. Gol Gumbaz (round dome) is the mausoleum of the seventh ruler of the dynasty Mohammad Adil Shah (1627-1656). Mohammad Adi Shah

Shah Jahan (1627-1658) Deccan Sultanates After flourishing for over a hundred years the Bahmani kingdom, that covered much of Maharashtra and Andhra along with a portion of Karnataka, disintegrated and powerful nobles carved out new dominions at Golkonda (Qutb Shahs), Bijapur (Adil Shahs), Berar (Imad Shahs), Bidar (Barid Shahs) and Ahmad Nagar (Nizam Shahs), which