Aurangzeb

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Mughal emperor
gptkbp:birthDate 3 November 1618
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Dahod,_Gujarat,_India
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Khuldabad,_Maharashtra,_India
gptkbp:child gptkb:Azam_Shah
gptkb:Bahadur_Shah_I
gptkb:Muhammad_Akbar
gptkb:Zeb-un-Nissa
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Alamgiri_rupee
gptkbp:deathDate 3 March 1707
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Ahmednagar,_Maharashtra,_India
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Mughal_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Shah_Jahan
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Abu'l_Muzaffar_Muhi-ud-Din_Muhammad_Aurangzeb
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Mughal_Empire
gptkbp:house Timurid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aurangzeb
gptkbp:militaryCampaign gptkb:Deccan_campaigns
gptkb:Siege_of_Bijapur
gptkb:Siege_of_Golconda
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Mumtaz_Mahal
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:War_of_Succession_(1657–1661)
Annexation of Bijapur and Golconda
Execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur
Execution of Sambhaji
Longest reign of any Mughal emperor
Peak territorial extent of Mughal Empire
gptkbp:notableFor conflict with Sikh Gurus
destruction of some Hindu temples
execution of Dara Shikoh
expansion of Mughal Empire to its greatest extent
imposition of jizya tax
orthodox Islamic policies
wars against Marathas
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Rajputs
gptkb:Sikhs
gptkb:Guru_Tegh_Bahadur
gptkb:Sambhaji
gptkb:Shivaji
gptkbp:patronage Islamic scholarship
gptkbp:policy Islamization of Mughal administration
ban on music at court
destruction of some non-Muslim religious sites
enforcement of Sharia law
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Shah_Jahan
gptkbp:reignEnd 3 March 1707
gptkbp:reignStart 31 July 1658
gptkbp:religion Sunni Islam
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Dara_Shikoh
gptkb:Jahanara_Begum
gptkb:Murad_Baksh
gptkb:Roshanara_Begum
gptkb:Shah_Shuja
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Aurangabadi_Mahal
gptkb:Dilras_Banu_Begum
gptkb:Nawab_Bai
gptkb:Udaipuri_Mahal
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bahadur_Shah_I
gptkbp:title gptkb:Alamgir
Conqueror of the World
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian
gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4