Mughals: Aurangzeb’s Deccan campaigns drained the empire financially. Which state resisted strongly?

Aurangzeb’s prolonged Deccan campaigns were primarily aimed at subduing the Marathas, who resisted strongly and engaged in guerrilla warfare under leaders like Shivaji and later Sambhaji. These campaigns were long, costly, and unsuccessful in the long term, ultimately draining the Mughal Empire’s finances and weakening its central authority.