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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alamgir | 1 |
Statements (51)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.