Aurangzeb
E16138
Aurangzeb was a 17th-century Mughal emperor known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and for his strict Islamic policies that marked a turning point in Mughal history.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aurangzeb canonical | 104 |
| Mughal emperor Aurangzeb | 5 |
| Aurangzeb Alamgir | 4 |
| Abu’l Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir | 2 |
| Aurangzeb (Alamgir I) | 1 |
| Emperor Aurangzeb | 1 |
| Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb | 1 |
| Mughal governor Aurangzeb | 1 |
| reign of Aurangzeb | 1 |
| औरंगज़ेब का शासनकाल | 1 |
| मुगल सम्राट औरंगज़ेब | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T115166 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aurangzeb Context triple: [Mughal Empire, notableRuler, Aurangzeb]
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A.
Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan was a 17th-century Mughal emperor best known for commissioning the Taj Mahal and overseeing a golden age of Indo-Islamic art and architecture in India.
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B.
Jahangir
Jahangir was the fourth emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for consolidating imperial power, fostering a rich cultural and artistic court, and maintaining relative internal stability during his reign in the early 17th century.
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C.
Akbar
Akbar was a powerful 16th-century Mughal emperor renowned for expanding and consolidating his empire in India and promoting religious tolerance and administrative reforms.
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D.
Siraj ud-Daulah
Siraj ud-Daulah was the last independent Nawab of Bengal, whose defeat by the British East India Company at the Battle of Plassey in 1757 marked a key turning point in the establishment of British rule in India.
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E.
Bahadur Shah II
Bahadur Shah II was the last Mughal emperor of India, remembered for his symbolic leadership role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and his subsequent exile by the British.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aurangzeb Target entity description: Aurangzeb was a 17th-century Mughal emperor known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and for his strict Islamic policies that marked a turning point in Mughal history.
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A.
Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan was a 17th-century Mughal emperor best known for commissioning the Taj Mahal and overseeing a golden age of Indo-Islamic art and architecture in India.
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B.
Jahangir
Jahangir was the fourth emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for consolidating imperial power, fostering a rich cultural and artistic court, and maintaining relative internal stability during his reign in the early 17th century.
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C.
Akbar
Akbar was a powerful 16th-century Mughal emperor renowned for expanding and consolidating his empire in India and promoting religious tolerance and administrative reforms.
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D.
Siraj ud-Daulah
Siraj ud-Daulah was the last independent Nawab of Bengal, whose defeat by the British East India Company at the Battle of Plassey in 1757 marked a key turning point in the establishment of British rule in India.
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E.
Bahadur Shah II
Bahadur Shah II was the last Mughal emperor of India, remembered for his symbolic leadership role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and his subsequent exile by the British.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mughal emperor
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alamgir I
ⓘ
Aurangzeb ⓘ
surface form:
Aurangzeb Alamgir
|
| birthDate | 1618-11-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Dahod
ⓘ
Gujarat ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| burialPlace |
Khuldabad
ⓘ
Mausoleum of Aurangzeb ⓘ near Aurangabad ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | war of succession against his brothers ⓘ |
| capital |
Delhi
ⓘ
Shahjahanabad ⓘ |
| child |
Azam Shah
ⓘ
Bahadur Shah I ⓘ Muhammad Akbar ⓘ Zeb-un-Nissa ⓘ |
| commissionedWork | Fatawa-e-Alamgiri ⓘ |
| coronationPlace | Delhi ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1707-03-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Ahmednagar
ⓘ
Deccan Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Deccan
India ⓘ |
| dynasty | Mughal dynasty ⓘ |
| era |
17th century
ⓘ
early 18th century ⓘ |
| father | Shah Jahan ⓘ |
| fullName |
Aurangzeb
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu’l Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir
|
| historicalSignificance |
his reign marked the beginning of Mughal decline
ⓘ
last of the great Mughal emperors ⓘ |
| house |
Timurid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Timur
|
| knownFor |
conflict with the Rajputs
ⓘ
conflicts with the Marathas ⓘ conflicts with the Sikhs ⓘ expansion of the Mughal Empire to its greatest territorial extent ⓘ long Deccan campaigns ⓘ reintroduction of the jizya tax on non-Muslims ⓘ strict Islamic policies ⓘ |
| language |
Persian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian (court language)
|
| militaryCampaign |
Deccan wars against Bijapur
ⓘ
Deccan wars against Golconda ⓘ campaigns in the northwest frontier ⓘ wars against the Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| mother | Mumtaz Mahal ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
execution of Dara Shikoh
ⓘ
imprisonment of Shah Jahan in Agra Fort ⓘ |
| patronage | Islamic jurisprudence ⓘ |
| policy |
austere court etiquette
ⓘ
banning of certain courtly music performances ⓘ destruction or closure of some Hindu temples ⓘ implementation of Islamic law (sharia) in administration ⓘ |
| predecessor | Shah Jahan ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1707-03-03 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1658-07-31 ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| sibling |
Dara Shikoh
ⓘ
Murad Bakhsh ⓘ Shuja Shah Durrani ⓘ
surface form:
Shah Shuja
|
| spouse | Dilras Banu Begum ⓘ |
| successor | Bahadur Shah I ⓘ |
| territorialExtent |
from Afghanistan to the Deccan plateau
ⓘ
from Kashmir to the Tamil region ⓘ |
| title |
Alamgir I
ⓘ
surface form:
Alamgir
|
| titleMeaning | Conqueror of the World ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aurangzeb Description of subject: Aurangzeb was a 17th-century Mughal emperor known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and for his strict Islamic policies that marked a turning point in Mughal history.
Referenced by (122)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mughal Empire
subject surface form:
Mughal Empire
subject surface form:
Peacock Throne
this entity surface form:
Abu’l Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir
this entity surface form:
Aurangzeb Alamgir
subject surface form:
Moti Masjid (Red Fort)
subject surface form:
Moti Masjid (Red Fort)
subject surface form:
Moti Masjid (Red Fort)
this entity surface form:
Abu’l Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir
this entity surface form:
Aurangzeb Alamgir
this entity surface form:
reign of Aurangzeb
this entity surface form:
Aurangzeb Alamgir