Durg Maharshi Mande sir used to say, study Aurangzeb before studying Shivaji Maharaj. Until you know Aurangzeb, you will not know Shivaji Maharaj. Knowing how mighty and how clever the enemy was, only he who fought alongside him would know the value of his king's prowess.
Siv sarja ke bair ko yah fal alamgir lute tere gad sabhi kute gaye wazir~ Kaviraj Bhushan ( O Alamgir (Aurangzeb) what did you gain by enmity with Shivaji Maharaj? All your forts were lost and the wazir was killed.)
Jadunath Sarkar has written many books about Aurangzeb. Marathi books are written with Shivaji Maharaj and Aurangzeb as the only connection, Aurangzeb other matter is little neglected.
Basically, why did Aurangzeb Shivaji Maharaj come to Maharashtra even after his death in 1681?
Akbar
His beloved Shahzada Akbar, Akbar stayed with the Rajputs and revolted. Aurangzeb defeated him by ambush. Akbar fled to Sambhaji Maharaj. And Aurangzeb followed Akbar and came to Maharashtra. Some say that Aurangzeb got an excuse. Note that this Prince never went back to his father but went directly to Iran from Vengurlya and died in Iran in 1702.
Burhanpur climb
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was crowned and in 15 days Burhanpur, known as the nose of the Mughals, was looted. Shivaji Maharaj plundered Surat twice but never Burhanpur. Sambhaji Maharaj looted Burhanpur and many mosques were destroyed. Many clerics from Burhanpur sent complaints to Aurangzeb and demanded compensation.
Many enemies
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Mughals were not the only enemies, but there were many more enemies (the three royals, internal revolutionaries, Portuguese, Siddis, English, Dutch) and Aurangzeb's Marathas were not the only enemies, but there were many more enemies. Shah of Iran, Satnami, Sikh, Jat, Rajput Bandali, Ahom of Assam, Adil Shahi, Qutb Shahi, Pathan Rebellion of Afghanistan, . Shivaji Maharaj treated the Mughals like a diplomat. Later Adil Shahi and Qutb Shahi were reconciled.
Diplomacy of Shivaji Maharaj.
Aurangzeba indirectly helped Shivaji Maharaj when Shahjiharaj was imprisoned by Adilshahi. After being imprisoned, Shivaji Maharaj wrote a letter saying that I am entering your service. Aurangzeb gladly accepted and pressured Shahaji Maharaj to release Adilshahi by writing a letter of opposition. Mahajan did not know that all the Muslim royals are their staunch enemies. But they never hurt the three Shahinas at all. Systemic method ended Adilshahi. He took half of India with the help of Qutb Shahi in southern conquest and left Qutb Shahi. Sambhaji Maharaj also helped Adil Shahi and Qutb Shahi later. In 1657, Afzal Khan was killed and Aurangzeb must have had eight scars on his forehead. Later at the same time Aurangzeb sent Shahiste Khan. Then his mightiest chief Mirza Raje Jaisingh. Mirza named Shivaji Maharaj. A treaty was signed at Purandar. Shivaji Maharaj went to Agra, From there he escaped and in 1667 he took Mansabi on behalf of Sambhaji Maharaj. Sambhaji Maharaj turned five thousand. Literally Maharaj suppressed this struggle for another 4 years with diplomacy. But later in 1671 Surat, Jalna was plundered. Many chieftains like Jaswantsinh and Diler Khan became useless. At the same time Aurangzeb was engaged elsewhere. In 1674 Maharaja was crowned and Aurangzeb rose but later Shivaji Maharaj conquered the south. Until then, Aurangzeb was constantly writing letters to Adil Shahi and Qutb Shahi to end Shivaji Maharaj and showing concern for the Muslim religion, but Qutb Shahi and Adil Shahi knew that Aurangzeb would end them too sooner or later. Therefore, the religious war was an excuse and Aurangzeb's goal was to expand the state. I think Shivaji Maharaj Sambhaji Maharaj was right in diplomatic matters.
poor self-government
Basically, Maharashtra was not prosperous at that time. Mumbai was not united. The income coming here is the lowest in the entire country. There were rich regions like Ganga River, Bengal, Malwa, Gujarat. It was obviously ignored.
Aurangzeb's experience of Swaraj
Aurangzeb was the Deccan Subhedar twice, so he knew the ins and outs of Aurangabad. He knew that it was not easy to win a war here in the harsh terrain.
Death of Shivaji Maharaj
Shivaji Maharaj died on 3rd May 1680 and the Marathas were in a state of turmoil due to succession. So Aurangzeb thought that victory would be easy.
Aurangzeb's religious fanaticism alienated his kingdom from his subjects, including his soldiers. Aurangzeb's religious loyalties prevailed over his political loyalties and the foundations on which the Mughal Empire rested were shaken. His insistence on conquering the Deccan was unwise. Aurangzeb waged a never-ending war against the Marathas, who rode the wind and had no other leadership than loyalty to self-rule in their own hearts.
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