![]() Sambhaji Raje had been unsuccessful in adding new income during his seven years of war and reign even managing to exhaust the income accumulated with great difficulty by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. With more money and resources at his disposal, Aurangzeb worked on his new strategy to draw out Sambhaji Raje in an open battle fully aware of the latter’s rapidly depleting resources, troops and wealth. ![]() After conquering Bijapur and Golconda with ease, Aurangzeb amassed a great deal of wealth, troops and stocks of arms and provisions that had been sitting quietly in these two capitals for a long period. Sambhaji Raje took up his residence in Panhala to keep a check on the Mughal army movements. Seventeen flourishing cities were sacked by Sambhaji Raje while Aurangzeb was busy trying to capture Bijapur and Golconda. ![]() He launched a furious attack in the beginning of 1685 and devastated Mughal territory from Aurangabad to Burhanpur and carried away enormous wealth which was then sold in the open market. Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was outraged on hearing the devious tactics employed by father and son to win over the Marathas. The wily Aurangzeb continued to put pressure on the Marathas by despatching Shahâb ud-Din and his son, Chin Qilich Kamaruddin Khan to grab their territory in North Konkan and Baglan.
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