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Aurangzeb: Life, Policy and his Rules

Life Aurangzeb, who won the war of succession, ascended the throne in 1658. He killed all his three brothers one by one and imprisoned his father Shahjahan at Agra. By doing so he proved himself as a man of merciless character. His full name was Muhi-ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb. He was born on 3rd November, 1618. He ascended the throne in [...]

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Aurangzeb’s Rajput Policy Led To Conflict On Account Of the Following Factors

Aurangzeb's policy of conflict with the Rajput's: It is generally believed by the historians that one of the major causes of the decline of the Mughal empire was the policy of conflict followed by Aurangzeb with the Rajput's. Aurangzeb completely reversed Akbar's policy. Aurangzeb's Rajput policy led to conflict on account of the following factors: image source: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Darbarscene.jpg [...]

By |2015-08-08T09:36:23+05:30November 29, 2014|History of India|Comments Off on Aurangzeb’s Rajput Policy Led To Conflict On Account Of the Following Factors

The Religious Policy of Aurangzeb and its Effects

Fanatic Religious Policy of Aurangzeb: The general view of historians is that Aurangzeb entirely reversed the policy of religious toleration followed by Akbar and it resulted in serious revolts among the Hindus. In the words of Lane-Poole, "For the first time in their history, the Mughals beheld a rigid Muslim in their emperor—a Muslim as sternly repressible of himself as [...]

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