Shah Jahan's Central Asian campaign: Difference between revisions

Shah Jahan had spent 4 crores (40,000,000 rupees) on the campaign, but only made 22.5 lakhs (22,050,000 rupees) from farming the relatively dry lands of Balkh and Badakhshan. The Mughals also lost 10,000 lives, 5,000 dying through crossing the treacherous passes.<ref name=js1925></ref> This failure in conquering Transoxiana dissuaded the Mughals from any future attempts, leaving Shah Jahan's wish of reclaiming ancestral land unfulfilled.<ref name=sb2015></ref> Nazr Muhammad held precarious control of Balkh until his death in 1651, and his son Subhan Quli Khan succeeded him.<ref>{{cite book |last=Adle |first=Chahryar |date=15 December 2003 |title=History of Civilizations of Central Asia, volume 5: Development in contrast from the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century |url=http://elibrary.bsu.edu.az/files/books_400/N_6.pdf |publisher=UNESCO |page=50 |isbn=9788120814097 }}</ref> The Mughals' failure to secure Balkh and Badakhshan was perceived by [[Abbas II of Persia|Shah Abbas II of Persia]] as weakness which lead to [[Mughal–Safavid war (1649–1653)|war with the Safavids]].<ref name=jp1986></ref>