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- Mu al-Din Muhammad was Aurangzeb’s full name.
- He was the third child of Shah Jahan, the Fifth Emperor of the Mughal dynasty.
- Mumtaz Mahal was his mother. On November 3, 1618, he was born in Dhod, Malwa, India.
- He was the sixth ruler of the Mughal dynasty, and it was during his reign that the empire reached its highest points.
- The name Alamgir, which translates to “conqueror of the globe,” was bestowed to Aurangzeb.
- The most brutal ruler in Indian history, Aurangzeb is credited with ushering in a “golden age” of culture.
- The Indian subcontinent was ruled by Aurangzeb, the sixth emperor of the Mughal empire, for 49 years.
- He was a highly effective administrator and a devout Sunni Muslim.
- He wrote the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri, establishing Islamic economics and Sharia law across the Indian subcontinent.
- From 1658 to 1707, Aurangzeb was the Mughal emperor. He passed away on March 3 in Bhingar, Ahmednagar, India.