Rajputs and Marathas: Integration and Opposition

This chapter explores the hiring practices of Aurangzeb, who hired a significant number of Hindus in his team in an attempt to integrate Marathas into the Mughal Empire, despite facing opposition from the Rajputs. It discusses the complexities of identifying Rajputs and the role of religion, as well as Aurangzeb's expressions of guilt through poetry and his decision to memorize the Quran.