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Deccan wars, an Uncommon card
The Deccan wars, also known as Mughal–Maratha wars, were a series of military conflicts between the Mughals and the Marathas after the death of Maratha Chhatrapati Shivaji in 1680 until the death of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 122
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 62,000
Power 122 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Deccan wars quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Deccan wars card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Shivaji was a ______ figure in what has been called "the Maratha insurgency" against the Mughal state.
Answer
central. Shivaji was a central figure in what has been called "the Maratha insurgency" against the Mughal state. From the Deccan wars article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Battle of Issus. Battle of Issus 130,000 · Louis Rossmann 99,000 · Deccan wars 62,000 · Wickes-class destroyer 46,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Shivaji was a central figure in what has been called "the Maratha insurgency" against the Mughal state.
- Both he and his son, Sambhaji, alternated between rebellion against the Mughal state and service to the Mughal sovereign in an official capacity.
- It was common practice in late 17th-century India for members of a ruling family of a small principality to both collaborate with and rebel against the Mughals.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Deccan wars article was read about 62,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Deccan wars (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Justus Perthes, Gotha./Charles Joppen Joppen, Charles [SJ.] (1907) A Historical Atlas of I, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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