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AURANGZEB
The 6th
Mughal Emperor, who ruled over most of the Indian
subcontinent
Remembered for his religious intolerance, defacing and
destruction of temples of other religions,
life-threatening conversions of non-Muslims, reinstatement
of Jizya, etc.
Proclaimed Emperor on July 31, 1658
About:
Name:
- Abul Muzaffar
Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir
- Commonly known as
Aurangzeb
Date & Place of Birth:
- November 04, 1618 –
Dahod, Gujarat, India.
Date & Place of Death:
- March 03, 1707 –
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India.
Activity / Profession / Trait / Objective:
Nationality:
Introduction:
- He
was the sixth Mughal Emperor
and ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent. His reign lasted for
49 years from 1658 until his death in 1707.
- He was the strong,
effective and among the wealthiest Mughal Ruler of India.
- He was well known for
his extremist outlook, such as religious intolerance, defacing and
destruction of temples of other religions, life-threatening
conversions of non-Muslims, reinstatement of Jizya, etc.
Personal and family
- He was the third son
and sixth child of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. His father was a
governor of Gujarat at that time.
Achievements
- In June 1626, after
an unsuccessful rebellion by his father, Aurangzeb and his brother
Dara Shikoh were kept as hostages under their grandparents' (Nur
Jahan and Jahangir) Lahore court.
- On 26 February 1628,
Shah Jahan was officially declared the Mughal Emperor, and Aurangzeb
returned to live with his parents at Agra Fort.
- In 1635, he was made
in-charge of the force sent to Bundelkhand, where he defeated the
Bundela leader Jujhar Singh.
- In 1636, he brought
Nizam Shahi dynasty to a virtual end.
- In 1637, he annexed
the small Rajput kingdom of Baglana.
- He was coronated on
June 15, 1659.
- Meanwhile, his
religious policies widened the gap between Hindus and Muslims.
- He was not fond of
music and virtually banned any form of music or dance in his
kingdom.
- Most of his life was
spent on the battlefield conquering territories and trying to
conquer the Deccan.
- One of his other
weaknesses was that he was too strict and rather cruel.
- Although he always
strived to remain committed to be a just ruler.
- However, his state
policies and way of ruling only angered the citizens and they turned
against him.
- His constant warfare
and waging battles emptied his treasures and slowly the Mughal
Empire started to go towards its decline.
- By the time he
reached 90 years of age, he realized that he had committed many sins
and started leading the life of an ascetic.
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