The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 876 Confidence Swells
In 1501, the Uzbek Khanate defeated the Timur dynasty in the middle of the river; in May 1507, the Khorasan Timur dynasty was destroyed.The area in the middle of the river formed a feudal dynasty established by the Uzbeks.But Timur's family didn't all disappear because of this. Timur's fifth grandson, Babur, tried to restore Kabul based on Kabul. After failing, he entered India and established the Mughal Empire in 5.

The Mughal Empire once declined during the period of its son Humayun, and then entered its heyday during the period of the third emperor Akbar. During this period, the Mughal Empire implemented a policy of cultural integration and religious tolerance. During the period of the fourth emperor Jahangir, he was abandoned due to rebellion.By the time of Shah Jahan, the fifth emperor, the Mughal Empire was unprecedentedly strong, but internal disputes occurred due to Shah Jahan's heavy construction and heavy taxes. In 1657, Shah Jahan was overthrown by his son Aurangzeb.The territory of the Mughal Empire reached its largest during the Aurangzeb period, but a series of problems left over from the Shah Jahan period led to the decline of the Mughal Empire.

It was at this time that Shah Jahan was the ruler of the empire and the Mughal Empire was at its strongest.

Shah Jahan received a good religious and cultural education in the court in his early years and was proficient in martial arts.Believe in Christian Sunni teachings and have a pious belief.Yuan assisted his father in leading the army. In 1622, he raised an army in an attempt to seize his father's throne. After the defeat, he was displaced for seven years. After his father's death in 7, he proclaimed himself emperor in Agra.

During his reign, he strengthened the centralization of power, expanded the army, quelled the rebellions in the principalities of the Deccan, and appointed his son Aurangzeb as the governor of the Deccan. In 1631, he ordered the governor of Bengal to suppress the Portuguese in the area.

In 1636, Ahmednagar was annexed, forcing the rulers of Golkonda and Bijaypur to pay tribute.Long-term war with the Persian Safavid Empire, fighting for Afghanistan. In 1638, heavy troops were sent to force Persian Kandahar Governor Ali Mardan Khan to surrender. In 1646 occupied Badakhshan and Balkh.

During the reign of Shah Jahan, the military power of the Mughal Empire was unprecedentedly tyrannical. In the west, he annexed the Rajput dynasties Baglana and Bundelkhand; in the Deccan Plateau, he occupied the Bijapur and Golconda dynasties; Forces crossed the Khyber Pass.

Under the madness of Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire, the number of military nobles and troops expanded almost fourfold, which caused a sharp increase in the burden on the peasants.Nevertheless, during the reign of Shah Jahan, the Mughal Empire expanded again under the condition of insufficient financial resources.

In the past few years, the domestic economic situation of the Mughal Empire has been getting worse and worse. Shah Jahan has also noticed this direction. While repairing relations with the Portuguese, he tried to find ways to open up new trade routes.

And because of his strong rule, the territory of the empire was further expanded, which promoted the emergence of some large commercial and handicraft centers, such as Lahore, Delhi, Agra and Ahmedabad.These cities and ports and other distant places are closely connected by water and land transportation.

In the past two years, merchant ships from Dagan and European merchant ships passed through the territory of the Mughal Empire, bringing sugar, coffee, iron pots, and silk from Dagan, and Shah Jahan felt that Dagan was rich. and prosperous.

If the Mughal Empire had not been at war with the Safavid Empire in the west for many years, Shah Jahan would have been prepared to annex Taungoo first, and then follow Taungoo to attack the Dagan territory to occupy the rich and fertile land.

Therefore, when the credentials of the Toungoo Dynasty were delivered to Shah Jahan, Shah Jahan couldn't believe it.

He hasn't gone to the big fight yet, but the big fight is getting closer and closer.

Some things may also be destined by God. When the Safavid Empire was strong, there happened to be a Mughal Empire by its side.

At the peak of the Mughal Empire, there happened to be a Safavid Empire to the west.

These two powerful emerging dynasties have been in war all year round, so they have not affected the situation in Southeast Asia.

If one of these two emerging dynasties annexes the other and establishes a larger empire, it is likely to enter the territory of Ming Dynasty eastward later, and it is possible to work with the original historical Nanming or Manchu Qing.

Of course, these hypotheses no longer exist now. Dagan suddenly broke out and attacked several small Southeast Asian countries. The distance between the Mughal Empire and the Toungoo Dynasty is only one in the middle.

Shah Jahan attaches great importance to this matter, because he is now fighting the Persians and the Safavid Empire in the west. Once Toungoo is wiped out again, he will fall into a situation where things are being attacked by people.

Shah Jahan was able to establish the peak of the Mughal Empire in history, and after his death, the Mughal Empire began to decline. He is still very capable.

He immediately agreed to Toungoo's request for cooperation, and asked the Toungoo people to resist first, and he would send troops to help later.

At the same time, he sent envoys to Annan by sea to Dagan.

It is only over 2000 kilometers from the port city of the Mughal Empire to Annan Province in Dagan, and it takes less than half a month to come and go.

Shah Jahan wrote a letter to Ding Yi, the emperor of Daqian, and asked Annan to forward it.

In the letter, he very humbly talked about the past of the two places.

It is said that the Mughal Empire used to be the Timurid Empire. When my grandfather was there, he paid tribute to the Central Plains and sent leopards and lions to the former Ming Dynasty.

Of course, later Qianming looked down on us and didn't want us to pay tribute, but we always remembered in our hearts that we and the Central Plains are also separated by a narrow strip of water.

In the Mughal Dynasty, the former courtiers paid tribute to Dagan and made friends forever. Please be kind to His Majesty the Emperor Rende.

Shah Jahan had a good idea. It would take at least half a year for the letter to be transferred to the capital of Dagan, and it would not be a year before it was returned to the vicinity of Annan.

And during this year, he prepared for the war with all his strength, trained soldiers, prepared food and salaries, and at the same time asked the Safavid Empire for peace and asked for help to fight against the powerful Eastern Empire together and work hard.

To say that Shah Jahan can barely be regarded as a generation of heroes is very scheming, but his teammates are not stupid.

In July, His Majesty Abbas II, King of the Persian Safavid Empire, received letters from envoys from both Toungoo and the Mughal Empire.

阿巴斯二世于1642年5月15日即位，当时不足十岁。政权交由他的首相Saru Taqi，但是这位首相因打击贪污而四面树敌，最终于1645年10月11日被刺杀身亡。下一任首相Khalifa Sultan协助阿巴斯二世处理朝政直至1653年或1654年他逝世为止。

Contrary to his father Safi, Abbas II was a promising Shah.He was pro-government and logistics in the government, and wanted to build a stronger Safavid Empire.

But honestly, they were in a worse situation than the Mughals.

Why do you say that, because they have the Ottoman Empire to the west and the Mughal Dynasty to the east, both of which are very powerful lords.

During the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire flourished.Its territory reached its peak in the 17th century.Under Frederick Barbarossa, his navy took control of the Mediterranean.

At this time, when the East was rising, the Ottoman Empire was barely in its heyday.

The Safavid Empire is also in its heyday, but in the hands of Abbas II, the overall national strategy is still stable and peaceful.

The Mughal dynasty was also in its heyday.

So three empires in their heyday collided.

The most aggressive of these was the Mughals.

Let's talk about the situation in the past few years. The Mughal Dynasty provoked the Safavid Empire all the year round and launched wars.

Safawi's Abbas II is not stupid, of course he can't pick two at the same time.

He first expressed peace with the Ottoman Empire, and the two sides quickly reached a settlement.

Because Shah Jahan's ancestor Timur Empire had brought 15 soldiers and horses to beat the Ottoman Empire.

At that time, the Ottoman Empire was on the rise, but it was beaten by Timur (the famous battle of Angola in history), and the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, the "Lightning" Bayezid I, was captured.

After the battle, the Ottoman Empire was seriously injured, and the king was arrested. At that time, Timur was very proud and planned to continue to fight against the Ming Dynasty at that time.

It's a pity that he died on the way to lead the army to find the bad luck of the Ming army.

Sometimes history is so interesting. If Timur hadn’t died, he led an army of 15 to attack Daming. I don’t know what history would be like.

It was because of this festival that the Ottoman Empire was beaten by Shah Jahan's ancestors, so the Ottoman Empire decided to reconcile with Abbas II and let him deal with Shah Jahan with all his strength, because the enemy of the enemy is a friend.

The tolerance of Abbas II enabled the Safavid Empire to coexist peacefully with the Ottoman Empire in the West.

They freed up their hands to deal with the Mughal Empire with all their strength, and in 1648, Abbas II recaptured Kandahar from Shah Jahan, and the Safavid Empire reached its peak.

In the past two years, the two countries have been fighting non-stop, consuming each other's national strength.

Now suddenly Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire came to sue for peace and asked to attack Dagan in the East together.

Abbas's first reaction when he saw the letter was to smile.

Shah Jahan, you think I'm an idiot, you want me to defend you against the enemy?
Abbas II is also a man of great talent and strategy. After all, the kings who can keep the empire strong during their reign are not too bad.

After thinking about it for a while, he immediately replied with a letter, which probably meant that what the two kings said made sense, and this king also agreed with it.

But Dagan is too far away from us.

Now it is separated by the Mughal Empire and Toungoo.

Otherwise, let's make peace for a while, and you all go all out to deal with Dagan. Of course, I will prepare later and support at any time.

Abbas made a good idea, let's sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and stop the war with the Mughal Empire first, let's go fight big.

The envoys of the two countries were very anxious, and they did not leave after receiving the reply. They lobbied everywhere in the capital of the Safavid Empire. The ministers of the empire accused Dagan of being terrible and cruel, in an attempt to arouse their common hatred.

But in the past few years, the Mughal Empire and the Safavids have fought each other to the death every year. This is a feud. Who is willing to help you?
To be honest, Abbas is also considered wise and powerful, without a stab in the back he is considered aristocratic.

The aggressiveness and expansion of the Mughal Empire made them suffer the consequences.

The Ottoman Empire ignored them at all, and the Safavid Empire politely refused.

Of course, they didn't get nothing, at least Abbas II promised temporary peace and would not stab a knife in the back.

So, after Shah Jahan got the reply, his confidence swelled up.

Without the restraint of the Safavid Empire, he decided to mobilize the whole country to defeat the Eastern Dagan in one fell swoop.

At this time, the Mughal Empire was in its heyday, and its territory covered almost the entire South Asian subcontinent as well as Afghanistan and other places.

Historically, in 1700, 20 years later, the population in all their territories reached 5000 million.

At the same time, the population of the Manchu Qing Dynasty may not have reached 5000 million.

Now the population of the area ruled by the Mughal Empire is not 5000 million, but there must be [-] million.

And under Shah Jahan, the army quadrupled.

The country's total military strength reached 60.

This is also one of the reasons why Shah Jahan's confidence swelled.

As long as there is no restraint from the Safavid Empire, he will use the strength of the whole country to sweep all opponents with confidence.

In September of the sixth year of Rende, Shah Jahan carried out a nationwide mobilization, mobilizing regular troops from the northwest and southeast, as well as soldiers from various ethnic groups from various territories and occupied areas to join the army.

By January of the seventh year of Rende, 40 troops had been deployed on the border with Toungoo in the east, ready to support Toungoo in resisting Dagan at any time.

(End of this chapter)