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Aurangzeb 'Alamgir and the Mughal Empire: A History Retold
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ISBN10: 1009683373
ISBN13: 9781009683371
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Aug 6 2026
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.48
Height: 1.06 Width: 6.47 Depth: 9.12
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781009683371
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Aug 6 2026
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.48
Height: 1.06 Width: 6.47 Depth: 9.12
Language: English
Aurangzeb 'Alamgir (r. 1658-1707) was the last of the so-called 'great' Mughal emperors. He remains a controversial historical figure: castigated for religious intolerance and placed at the centre of a narrative of Mughal decline by some; considered a great Muslim hero by others. In this richly researched exploration of Aurangzeb 'Alamgir's life and times, Munis D. Faruqui contests such simplistic understandings to unearth a more nuanced picture of the emperor and his reign. Drawing on a large and varied archive, Faruqui provides new insights into the emperor's rise to power, his administrative and religious policies, and the role of the imperial eunuchate and harem. By unpicking the complex dynamics of a long reign, from Aurangzeb 'Alamgir's accession to the last weeks of his life and his eighteenth-century memorialisation, this remarkable new history cuts through the many myths that have obscured the extraordinary life story of Emperor Aurangzeb 'Alamgir.
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