1308
Deccan Campaigns Begin
Alauddin Khalji sends Malik Kafur into the Deccan, beginning campaigns that force several southern kingdoms to submit tribute to Delhi.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Deccan in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Alauddin Khalji sends Malik Kafur into the Deccan, beginning campaigns that force several southern kingdoms to submit tribute to Delhi.
Akbar intensifies Mughal expansion into the Deccan and challenges the region's sultanates.
Shah Jahan follows the Mughal practice of assigning authority to his sons, and mkes Aurangzeb Subahdar (governor) of the Deccan
Marries Rabia Daurrani
Aurangzeb receives his second appointment as viceroy of the Deccan, beginning another extended period of provincial command.
Sambhaji gives refuge to the rebellious Mughal prince Akbar, intensifying his confrontation with Aurangzeb.
Birth of Farrukhsiyar, second son of Azim ush Shan, a son of former emperor Bahadur Shah I
Shahu is released from Mughal captivity after Aurangzeb's death and advances to claim the Maratha throne.
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