Editing Shah Jahan (section)

===Successful military campaigns against Deccan sultanates===

In 1632, Shah Jahan [[Siege of Daulatabad (1633)|captured the fortress at Daulatabad, Maharashtra]] and imprisoned Husein Shah of the [[Nizam Shahi dynasty|Nizam Shahi Kingdom]] of [[Ahmednagar]]. Golconda submitted in 1635 and then Bijapur in 1636. Shah Jahan appointed Aurangzeb as Viceroy of the Deccan, consisting of Khandesh, Berar, Telangana, and Daulatabad. During his viceroyalty, Aurangzeb conquered <span class="anchor" id="Mughal conquest of Baglana">Baglana</span> where he defeated [[Baharji]], the [[Raja]].{{sfn|Richards|1993}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UWdDAAAAYAAJ&q=Baglana |title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Nasik |date=1975 |publisher=Director of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State |pages=87 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Quddusi |first=Mohd Ilyas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_jpuAAAAMAAJ&q=Aurangzeb+Baglana |title=Khandesh Under the Mughals, 1601-1724 A.D.: Mainly Based on Persian Sources |date=2002 |publisher=Islamic Wonders Bureau |isbn=978-81-87763-21-5 |pages=40 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Faruqui |first=Munis D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZlEhAwAAQBAJ&dq=Aurangzeb+Baglana&pg=PA105 |title=The Princes of the Mughal Empire, 1504–1719 |date=27 August 2012 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-139-53675-2 |pages=105 |language=en}}</ref> The small [[Maratha clan system|Maratha]] kingdom of Baglana straddled the main route from [[Surat]] and the western ports to [[Burhanpur]] in the [[Deccan]], and had been subservient to one Muslim ruler or another for centuries. In 1637, however, Shah Jahan decided on complete annexation.{{sfn|Richards|1993}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Syed |first=Anees Jahan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6XoBAAAAMAAJ&q=Aurangzeb+Baglana |title=Aurangzeb in Mǔntakhab-ǎl Lubab̄ [Muntakhab Allubab, Engl., Ausz.] By Anees Jahan Syed |date=1977 |publisher=Somaiya Publications |pages=21 |language=en}}</ref> Baharji, who had commanded the Baglana forces, died soon after the conquest. His son converted to [[Islam]] and received the title of [[Daulatmand Khan]].{{sfn|Richards|1993}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Quddusi |first=Mohd Ilyas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_jpuAAAAMAAJ&q=Aurangzeb+Baglana |title=Khandesh Under the Mughals, 1601-1724 A.D.: Mainly Based on Persian Sources |date=2002 |publisher=Islamic Wonders Bureau |isbn=978-81-87763-21-5 |language=en}}</ref>

Aurangzeb then defeated Golconda in 1656, and then Bijapur in 1657.<ref>{{harvnb|Sen|2013|pp=170–171}}</ref>