AURANGZEB

AURANGZEB

 The coronation of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was held twice. His fi rst coronation was held on July 

31, 1658 in Delhi. 

 Assuming the title of ‘Abdul Muzaff ar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir Padshah 

‘Ghazi’, he sat on the throne as the Mughal emperor.

 There was a battle between Aurangzeb and Dara Shukoh on April 15, 1658, in Dharamat, near 

Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh.

 Aurangzeb ordered Benares’s Vishvanath Temple demolished in 1669.

 The contemporaries of Aurangzeb considered him as a ‘Shahi Dervesh’ and Muslims considered 

him as a ‘Zinda Peer’.

 During the reign of Aurangzeb, most of the commanders in the Mughal army were Hindus. 

 Aurangzeb was a Sunni Muslim. His religious policy was not infl uenced by any idea of worldly 

profi t

 He stopped putting tilak with his hands on the forehead of the Hindu kings as was started 

by Akbar

 There was a ban on celebrating Basant, Holi, Diwali, etc, in the court.Aurangzeb built the mausoleum for his beloved wife Rabia- Ud-Daurani in Aurangabad in 

1651-61 AD. It is also known as ‘Bibi Ka Maqbara’.

 lts architectural style was based on the well-known ‘TajMahal’. 

 So, it is also called ‘Second Taj Mahal’. 

 Moti Masjid inside Red Fort in Delhi was built by Aurangzeb.