AURANGZEB

The 6^th 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

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.

He was the third son and sixth child of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. His father was a governor of Gujarat at that time.

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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