Execution of Sambhaji

Sambhaji, the second Maratha king, was put to death by order of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the 17th-century. The conflicts between the Mughals and the Deccan Sultanates, which resulted in the downfall of the Sultanates, paved the way for tensions between the Marathas and the Mughals. During the Deccan Wars, Aurangzeb was drawn to southern India due to the Maratha attack on Burhanpur and his rebellious son Muhammad Akbar who seek support from the Maratha monarch, Sambhaji. After some battles and skirmishes, the Mughal commander Muqarrab Khan caught Sambhaji along with some of his officers. Later they were executed by the command of Aurangzeb at a place called Tulapur, modern day Maharashtra.