1 7 0 7 , ▁" many ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire ▁were ▁in ▁open ▁revol t ". ▁Aur ang z eb ' s ▁attempts ▁to ▁recon quer ▁his ▁family ' s ▁ancest ral ▁lands ▁in ▁Central ▁Asia ▁were ▁not ▁successful ▁while ▁his ▁successful ▁con quest ▁of ▁the ▁De cc an ▁region ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁P yr rh ic ▁victory ▁that ▁cost ▁the ▁emp ire ▁heavily ▁in ▁both ▁blood ▁and ▁tre asure . ▁ ▁A ▁further ▁problem ▁for ▁Aur ang z eb ▁was ▁the ▁army ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁based ▁upon ▁the ▁land - own ing ▁arist ocracy ▁of ▁northern ▁India ▁who ▁provided ▁the ▁caval ry ▁for ▁the ▁campaign s , ▁and ▁the ▁emp ire ▁had ▁nothing ▁equivalent ▁to ▁the ▁Jan iss ary ▁corps ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁The ▁long ▁and ▁cost ly ▁con quest ▁of ▁the ▁De cc an ▁had ▁badly ▁dent ed ▁the ▁" a ura ▁of ▁success " ▁that ▁surrounded ▁Aur ang z eb , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁on wards , ▁the ▁arist ocracy ▁become ▁increasing ▁unw illing ▁to ▁provide ▁forces ▁for ▁the ▁emp ire ' s ▁wars ▁as ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁being ▁reward ed ▁with ▁land ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁successful ▁war ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁less ▁and ▁less ▁likely . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁con quest ▁of ▁the ▁De cc an , ▁Aur ang z eb ▁had ▁very ▁select ively ▁reward ed ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁noble ▁families ▁with ▁conf isc ated ▁land ▁in ▁the