AURANGZEB

Aurangzeb
Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb
House Timurid
Father Shah Jahan
Mother Mumtaz Mahal
Born 4 November 1618(1618-11-04)
Dahod, Mughal Empire
Died 3 March 1707(1707-03-03) (aged 88)
Ahmednagar, India
Burial Khuldabad
Religion Islam
Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (Urdu:
commonly known as Aurangzeb (Hindi:
)[1] or by his chosen imperial title Alamgir (Hi
:
) ("Conquerer of the World", Urdu:
), was the sixth Mughal Emperor of India, w
sted from 1658 until his death in 1707.[2][3]
Badshah Aurangzeb, having ruled most of the Indian subcontinent for nearly half
a century, was the second longest reigning Mughal emperor after Akbar. In this p
eriod he tried hard to get a larger area, notably in southern India, under Mugha
l rule than ever before.[4] But after his death in 1707, the Mughal Empire gradu
ally began to shrink. Major reasons include a weak chain of "Later Mughals", an
inadequate focus on maintaining central administration leading to governors form
ing their own empires, a gradual depletion of the fortunes amassed by his predec
essors and the growth of secessionist sentiments among the various communities w
ithin the Mughal Empire.
The Mughal Empire reached the zenith of its territorial expansion during the rei
gn of Aurangzeb, who may have been the most richest and powerful man alive, duri
ng his lifetime victories in the south expanded the Mughal Empire to more than 1
.25 million square miles, ruling over more than 150 million subjects, nearly 1/4
th of the world's population.[5]