Aurangzeb during the siege of Golconda, 1687 (Hyderabad, India)
Summary
Emperor Aurangzeb on litter with attendants, supervising native cavalry and artillery attack on walled and fortified city Golconda (Hyderabad, India) in background in 1687.
English: This gouache painting was created by an unknown Indian artist sometime in the mid-to-late 18th century, but it depicts an earlier event: the siege of the city of Golconde in south-central India by the last great Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb (reigned 1658–1707). Golconde was famous for its fort, palaces, factories, and ingenious water-supply system, as well as the legendary wealth from the city’s diamond mine. (https://www.wdl.org/en/item/9223/)
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Date
21/09/1687
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