Contents

1 Rise to throne
1.1 Early life
1.2 Education
1.3 Following Sufism
1.4 Bundela War
2 Mughal Viceroy
2.1 War of succession
3 Aurangzeb's reign
3.1 Establishment of Islamic law
3.2 Aurangzeb's views on the Jizya (poll tax)
3.3 Expansion of the Mughal Empire
3.4 Foreign Relations
3.5 Child's War
3.6 Revenue administration
4 Coins Gallery
5 Rebellions
5.1 Deccan Wars
5.2 Ahom Campaign
5.3 Arakan Campaign
5.4 Sikhs
5.5 The Pashtun rebellion
6 Legacy
7 See also
8 References
8.1 Additional references
9 External links
[edit] Rise to throne[edit] Early lifeAurangzeb was born the third son and sixth
child of Prince Khurram (later the fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan) and Mumtaz
Mahal (Arjumand Bno Begam) in Dahod on the way to Ujjain.[6] After an unsuccessfu
l rebellion by his father, Aurangzeb and his brother Dara Shikoh were submitted
as hostages in June,1626 under Nur Jahan at his grandfather Jahangir's court in
Lahore.[6] After Shah Jahan was officially declared the Mughal Emperor, Aurangze
b and Dara Shikoh returned to live with their parents in Agra on 26 February 162
8.[6] As Aurangzeb grew up his daily allowance was fixed to Rs.500, while he spe
nt his allowance in religious education and the study of history, he accused his
brothers of alcoholism and womanizing.[6]
On May 28, 1633 when Aurnagzeb was 15 years of age he narrowly escaped death in
an elephant fight and successfully defended himself from a stampede. While his o
ther brothers fled from the arena, Aurnagzeb's valor was well appreciated by his
father the mughal Emperor Shah Jahan who gave him the title Bahadur (Hero) and
had him weighed in Gold and presented him gifts worth Rs 2 lakhs. This heroic de
ed was celebrated in Persian and Urdu verses.[6]
If the (elephant) fight had ended fatally for me it would not have been a matter
of shame. Death drops the curtain even on Emperors; it is no dishonor. The sham
e lay in what my brothers did![6]
Aurangzeb to Shah Jahan taunting Dara Shikoh's cowardice , Ahkam-i-Alamgiri - Ham
idullah Khan
He visited Kashmir with Shah Jahan and was presented with the parganah of Lukh-b
hawan in September,1634.[6] On 13 December 1634 he was given his first command o
f 10000 horse, with an additional 4000 troopers.[6] He was allowed to use the Re
d tent, an imperial prerogative, indeed Shah Jahan had big plans for him particu
larly in the Mughal military.[6]