Back Aurangzeb Afrikaans أورنكزيب عالمكير Arabic اورنكزيب عالم كير ARZ Aurangzeb AST Sultan Övrəngzib (Aləmgir) Azerbaijani اورنگ زیب AZB Аурангзеб Bashkir Аурангзеб Bulgarian औरंगजेब Bihari আওরঙ্গজেব Bengali/Bangla
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| Aurangzeb اورنگ زیب | |
|---|---|
| Shah Amir al-Mu'minin Mirza Sword of Islam | |
 Aurangzeb dressed in full armour mounted on a horse | |
| 6th Mughal Emperor | |
| Reign | 31 July 1658 – 3 March 1707 |
| Coronation | 13 June 1659 |
| Predecessor | Shah Jahan |
| Successor | Muhammad Azam Shah |
| Born | 4 November 1618 (N.S.) Dahod, Mughal Empire |
| Died | 3 March 1707 (aged 88) Ahmednagar, Mughal Empire |
| Burial | |
| House | Timurid |
| Dynasty | Timurid |
| Father | Shah jehan |
| Mother | Mumtaz Mahal |
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Hanafi) |
Muhi al-Din Muhammad (Arabic: محی الدین محمد, romanized: Muḥī al-Dīn Muḥammad), better known as Aurangzeb (Arabic: اورنگزیب) was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire.[1][2] He ruled over the majority of South Asia and imposed Islamic Sharia law. His reign lasted for 49 years, from 1658 until he died in 1707. During this time, Aurangzeb greatly expanded the territory of the Mughal Empire with victories in South India. He was the last of the most powerful rulers of the Mughal dynasty. After his death, the power of the Mughal Empire declined quickly due to ineffective successors and the rise of the colonial British Empire whose conquests eventually led to British Raj.[3]
His rule saw the spread of Islam in South Asia, and Islamic law was strictly imposed on all subjects of the empire, which led to dissatisfaction among the non-Muslim population towards the Mughal rule.[4] Aurangzeb is often considered the most controversial Mughal ruler in India, as his rule involved the imposition of a discriminatory jizya tax on non-Muslims and the demolition of many Hindu temples.[5]
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- ↑ Thackeray, Frank W. (2012). John E. Findling (ed.). Events that formed the modern world : from the European Renaissance through the War on Terror. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 248. ISBN 9781598849011.
- ↑ Seiple, Chris (2013). The Routledge handbook of religion and security. New York: Routledge. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-415-66744-9.
- ↑ McLeod, Hew (1999). "Sikhs and Muslims in the Punjab". South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies. 22 (sup001). Taylor & Francis: 155–165. doi:10.1080/00856408708723379. ISSN 0085-6401.
- ↑ "Why Aurangzeb is so controversial? Here is everything you should know about the Mughal emperor". Economic Times. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.