Emperor Aurangzeb

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:birthDate 3 November 1618
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Muhi-ud-Din_Muhammad
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Dahod,_Gujarat,_India
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Khuldabad,_Maharashtra,_India
gptkbp:child gptkb:Muhammad_Kam_Bakhsh
gptkb:Zinat-un-Nissa
gptkb:Azam_Shah
gptkb:Bahadur_Shah_I
gptkb:Muhammad_Akbar
gptkb:Zeb-un-Nissa
gptkbp:children at least 12
gptkbp:deathDate 3 March 1707
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Ahmednagar,_Maharashtra,_India
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Mughal_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Shah_Jahan
gptkbp:house Timurid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emperor Aurangzeb
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:compilation_of_Fatawa-e-Alamgiri
orthodox Islamic policies
austere lifestyle
prohibition of music at court
military campaigns in Deccan
execution of his brother Dara Shikoh
imprisonment of his father Shah Jahan
abolition of some Mughal court rituals
ban on alcohol and gambling
expansion of Mughal territory to southern India
patronage of Islamic scholars
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Mumtaz_Mahal
gptkbp:notableFor expansion of Mughal Empire to its greatest extent
wars against Marathas
destruction of Hindu temples
implementation of Sharia law
longest-reigning Mughal emperor
reintroduction of jizya tax
wars against Sikhs
wars against Deccan sultanates
gptkbp:numberOfWives at least 4
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Shah_Jahan
gptkbp:reignEnd 3 March 1707
gptkbp:reignStart 31 July 1658
gptkbp:religion Sunni Islam
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:Shaista_Khan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6