In 1661, New Ottoman vizier proposes an alliance to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The goal; conquest of the Safavid Empire. It would eliminate a rival. As Sunni empires, a Shia empire would be eliminated. Direct trade could occur without a middleman, then they could expand into their respective backwater regions easily, I.e. Arabia and Central Asia. Finally they could return to their ongoing wars of conquest; Europe and the rest of the Indian subcontinent.