Awrangzīb

by Faruqui, Munis D.

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Abū l-Muẓaffar Muḥammad Muḥyī l-Dīn Awrangzīb ʿĀlamgīr (1027–1118/1618–1707) was the sixth and last of the great Mughal emperors. Over the course of his forty-nine-year reign (1068–1118/1658–1707), he displayed military talent, administrative acumen, and political skill. His historical legacy is, nonetheless, mixed. Although Awrangzīb succeeded in pushing the Mughal Empire's physical frontiers to their limits, the imperial military forces and administration were seriously degraded in the proces…

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Abū l-Muẓaffar Muḥammad Muḥyī l-Dīn Awrangzīb ʿĀlamgīr (1027–1118/1618–1707) was the sixth and last of the great Mughal emperors. Over the course of his forty-nine-year reign (1068–1118/1658–1707), he displayed military talent, administrative acumen, and political skill. His historical legacy is, nonetheless, mixed. Although Awrangzīb succeeded in pushing the Mughal Empire's physical frontiers to their limits, the imperial military forces and administration were seriously degraded in the process. His attempts to reshape an inclusive Mughal political ideology and culture along more

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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