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Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor > 
Aurangzeb was the ruler of the Mughal Empire in India (1658-1707) and is commonly considered the last of the great Mughal emperors as well one of the most controversial. He was a conservative Muslim and strictly interpreted the Qur'an, banning music, dance, and most forms of art. He oppressed non-Muslims and was engaged in near-constant warfare during his reign.
The Mughal Empire was an empire that at its greatest territorial extent ruled most of the Indian subcontinent, then known as Bharat, and parts of what is now Afghanistan and Iran (Balochistan), between 1526 and 1707. The empire was founded by the Turco-Persian/Turco-Mongol Timurid leader Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. "Mughal" is the Persian word for "Mongol". The religion of the Mughals was Islam.
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Shah Jahan, Builder of the Taj Mahal
Shahabuddin Mohammed was the ruler of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent from 1628 until 1658. The name Shah Jahan comes from Persian meaning "King of the World... |
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Bahadur Shah II, Last Mughal Emperor
Bahadur Shah II, also known as Zafar (his name as an Urdu poet), last Mughal emperor of India (1837–57). A political figurehead, he was completely controlled by the Briti... |
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