Multiple choice

Name the Mughal king who conquered Golconda, which marked the decline of Dutch Coromandel goverment.

  1. Jahangir

  2. Aurangzeb

  3. Bahadur Shah Zafar

  4. Shah Jahan
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Explanation

Aurangzeb conquered the Sultanate of Golconda in 1687. This conquest ended the Qutb Shahi dynasty and significantly impacted the trade operations of European powers like the Dutch in the Coromandel region.

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