Successors of Akbar — Question 5

During the early years of his reign, Aurangzeb attached great value to his alliance with the Rajputs. He tried to secure the active support of the Rajputs and gave them high mansabs. However, later on Aurangzeb came in conflict with the Rajput rulers of Mewar and Marwar, two major kingdoms in Rajasthan. The conflict in Marwar began when its ruler Jaswant Singh died without a male heir and Aurangzeb refused to acknowledge Jaswant Singh's posthumous son Ajit Singh as his successor. When the Rana of Mewar decided to support the claim of Ajit Singh, Aurangzeb attacked Mewar and the war continued till he signed a peace treaty with the new Rana of Mewar.