Aurangzeb (1658-1707)-ugc
1-He defeated Dara (1659).
2-He took the title of ‘Alamgir’ in 1659.
3-He was called as Zinda Pir, the living saint.
4-In 1662, Mir Jumla, Aurangzeb’s ablest general led the expedition against Ahoms.
5-He forbade inscription of Kalma on the coins.
7-Mutasib (regulator of moral conduct) were appointed.
8-He forbade music in the court.
9-He ended Jarokha darshan, use of almanacs and weighing of the emperor.
10-Aurenzeb compiled Fatwa-i-Alamgri.
11-Jaziya was re-introduced. However, the Hindu mansabdars maintained their high proportion during his rule.
12-The Mughal conquests reached a climax during his reign, as Bijapur and Golconda were annexed in 1686 and 1687, respectively.
Revolts under Aurangzeb
1-Aurangzeb’s failure to understand the root causes and nature of the rise of Marathas, gave him a formidable opponent, Shivaji.
2-The first anti- imperial reaction took place in the form of Jai \ Rebellion under Gokla. Rajaram and Chinaman Satnamis.
3-First Afghan rebellon was by Yusufshahi tribes of Afghanistan of Roshnai sect.
4-Second Afghan rebellion led by Ajmal Khan.
5-During his reign, ninth Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed.
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