Who was Aurangzeb? 4 marks
O Level History(2059) Who was Aurangzeb?(4) Answer: Aurangzeb was the son of emperor Shah Jahan. His title was Alamgir. He became the king in 1658 after defeating his three brothers. Soon he had to fight with Rajputs,Sikhs, Jats, Pathans but his worst enemy was Shivaji the Maratha leader whom he had to fight for 23 years. He extended his empire from Kashmir to Karnatak and Ghazni to Bengal. He was a pious Muslim and banned all non muslim activities in the Mughal court.He died at the age of 89 in 1707. After him his son Price Muazzam became the king.