Mughal conquest of Golconda

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historical event military campaign siege

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mughal conquest of Golconda canonical	3
Deccan campaigns of Aurangzeb	1

Statements (47)

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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Subject: Mughal conquest of Golconda
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ