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Q. Write a short essay on: “Spanish ulcer ruined Napoleon Bonaparte, the Deccan ulcer ruined Aurangzeb.” [UPSC- 1999] 

Q. Write a short essay on: “Spanish ulcer ruined Napoleon Bonaparte, the Deccan ulcer ruined Aurangzeb.” [UPSC- 1999]  Ans: The given statement draws a historical comparison between two long and exhausting military struggles: Napoleon’s Peninsular War in Spain and Aurangzeb’s prolonged Deccan campaign. In both cases, a powerful ruler entered a difficult region expecting victory, but […]

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