Aurangzeb

E16138
Mughal emperor historical figure

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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Label Occurrences
Aurangzeb canonical 104
Mughal emperor Aurangzeb 5
Aurangzeb Alamgir 4

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (122)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) → notableRuler → Aurangzeb ⓘ
subject surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) → peakUnder → Aurangzeb ⓘ
subject surface form: Mughal Empire
mansabdari system → continuedUnder → Aurangzeb ⓘ
peacock throne → usedBy → Aurangzeb ⓘ
subject surface form: Peacock Throne
Aurangzeb → fullName → Aurangzeb self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Abu’l Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir
Aurangzeb → alsoKnownAs → Aurangzeb ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aurangzeb Alamgir
Shah Jahan → child → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Shah Jahan → successor → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Shah Jahan → deposedBy → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Aurangabad → namedAfter → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Shivaji → opponent → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Fall of Raigad Fort → associatedWith → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Sambhaji → opponent → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Sambhaji → capturedBy → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Rajaram I → opponent → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Mughal court artisans → patron → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Mumtaz Mahal → child → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Mughal dynasty → notableRuler → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Mughal dynasty → peakUnder → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Mughal architecture → continuedDuringReignOf → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Moti Masjid → builder → Aurangzeb ⓘ
subject surface form: Moti Masjid (Red Fort)
Moti Masjid → patron → Aurangzeb ⓘ
subject surface form: Moti Masjid (Red Fort)
Moti Masjid → associatedRuler → Aurangzeb ⓘ
subject surface form: Moti Masjid (Red Fort)
Qutb Shahi dynasty → overthrownBy → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Khurram → child → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Khurram → successor → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Khurram → deposedBy → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Alamgir I → fullName → Aurangzeb ⓘ
this entity surface form: Abu’l Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir
Alamgir I → alsoKnownAs → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Alamgir I → alsoKnownAs → Aurangzeb ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aurangzeb Alamgir
Deccan wars against Bijapur → commandedBy → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Deccan wars against Bijapur → commander → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Deccan wars against Bijapur → era → Aurangzeb ⓘ
this entity surface form: reign of Aurangzeb
Deccan wars against Bijapur → monarchInvolved → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri → namedAfter → Aurangzeb ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aurangzeb Alamgir
Fatawa-e-Alamgiri → commissionedBy → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Dahod → birthplaceOf → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Dahod → hasHistoricalAssociation → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Mausoleum of Aurangzeb → occupant → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Mausoleum of Aurangzeb → burialPlaceOf → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Dilras Banu Begum → spouse → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Dilras Banu Begum → husband → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Dilras Banu Begum → marriageTo → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Muhammad Akbar → father → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Muhammad Akbar → rebelledAgainst → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Muhammad Akbar → politicalOpponent → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Zeb-un-Nissa → father → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Dara Shikoh → sibling → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Dara Shikoh → opponent → Aurangzeb ⓘ
Khuldabad → hasBurialOf → Aurangzeb ⓘ