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Forty days with bells on a camel - what would you refuse?

Forty days with bells on a camel - what would you refuse?

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A captured Maratha king is paraded on a camel-what would you refuse when every choice is on display in the Mughal camps?

Forty days with bells on a camel - what would you refuse?

In this episode, we follow the forty days that marked the end of Sambhaji’s rule and the choices he faced while paraded through Mughal camps. The episode traces the movements, betrayals, and ceremonies that framed his final weeks and asks what those days meant for him and for the region.

Person: Sambhaji, king of the Marathas
Location: Sangameshwar; Bhima River at Koregaon
Date: February 1, 1689 (capture); March 11, 1689 (beheading)
Person: Aurangzeb, Mughal emperor
Event: Sambhaji paraded on a camel with bells for forty days before execution

- Sambhaji was captured at Sangameshwar on February 1, 1689, while moving to evade a tightening Mughal encirclement.
- He was paraded through Mughal camps on a camel wearing a fool’s cap hung with bells so soldiers could see what defiance cost.
- The Shirkes sent daily reports of Sambhaji’s location to Mughal commanders, helping to tighten the net around him.
- Sambhaji had sheltered Muhammad Akbar, Aurangzeb’s rebellious son, making his court a symbolic refuge against the emperor.
- Two Mughal chroniclers recorded Aurangzeb stopping to offer a thanksgiving prayer when Sambhaji was presented in chains and blinded.

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