Alamgir I

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Alamgir I was the sixth Mughal emperor of India, known for his long and expansionist reign, strict Islamic policies, and the empire’s territorial peak alongside growing internal strife.

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Alamgir 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal emperor
Muslim ruler
monarch
alsoKnownAs Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
surface form: Aurangzeb Alamgir
birthDate 1618-11-03
birthPlace Dahod
Gujarat
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
burialPlace Aurangabad
surface form: Aurangabad district

Khuldabad
Maharashtra
child Bahadur Shah I
Muhammad Akbar
Azam Shah
surface form: Muhammad Azam Shah

Muhammad Kam Bakhsh
countryRuled Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
deathDate 1707-03-03
deathPlace Ahmednagar
Deccan Plateau
surface form: Deccan

Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
dynasty Timurid dynasty
era late Mughal period
father Shah Jahan NERFINISHED
fullName Aurangzeb
surface form: Abu’l Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir
house House of Babur
knownFor conflicts with the Marathas
destruction and conversion of some Hindu temples
expansion of the Mughal Empire to its greatest territorial extent
long reign of nearly 50 years
military campaigns in the Deccan
patronage of Islamic scholars
reintroduction of jizya tax on non-Muslims
strict enforcement of Islamic law
legacy contributed to long-term internal strain and fragmentation of the empire
marked the territorial peak of the Mughal Empire
mother Mumtaz Mahal
notableEvent imprisonment of Shah Jahan in Agra Fort
war of succession against his brothers
policy Islamization of state institutions
centralization of imperial authority
military expansion in southern India
positionHeld sixth Mughal emperor
predecessor Shah Jahan NERFINISHED
regnalName Alamgir I self-link
reignEnd 1707
reignStart 1658
religion Sunni Islam
spouse Dilras Banu Begum
Nawab Bai
successor Bahadur Shah I

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Aurangzeb alsoKnownAs Alamgir I
Alamgir I regnalName Alamgir I self-link
Dilras Banu Begum spouse Alamgir I
Aurangzeb title Alamgir I
this entity surface form: Alamgir