Area: | Moghul Empire |
Ruler: | Aurangzeb |
Reigned: | 1658-1707 (1068-1118 AH) |
Denomination: | AR Rupee |
Mint: | Dar-al-Khilifat Shahjahanabad (Delhi) | Issued: | 1695 AD (1107 AH) year 39 |
Obverse: | Persian Script |
Reverse: | Dar-al-Khilifat mint name. Persian Script |
Reference: | KM#300.81 |
Weight: | 11.4 gms |
Diameter: | 21.1 mm |
Comment: | |
MUGHAL EMPIRE - AURANGZEB
Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Mohammad Aurangzeb, (4 November 1618 - 3 March 1707), son of Shah Jahan, commonly known as Aurangzeb and by his imperial title Alamgir ("world-seizer or universe-seizer") was the sixth Mughal Emperor and ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent. His reign lasted for 49 years from 1658 until his death in 1707. Aurangzeb was a notable expansionist and during his reign, the Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent. He was among the wealthiest of the Mughal rulers. He was a pious Muslim, and his policies partly abandoned the legacy of Akbar's secularism, which remains a very controversial aspect of his reign. During his lifetime, victories in the south expanded the Mughal Empire to more than 3.2 million square kilometres and he ruled over a population estimated as being in the range of 100-150 million subjects. He was a strong and effective ruler, but with his death the great period of the Mughal dynasty came to an end, and central control of the sub-continent declined rapidly. Aurangzeb was succeeded by his second son Shah Alam Bahadur I |