Who were the sons of Aurangzeb?
Aurangzeb's eldest son Prince Sultan died young. His second son was Muazzam. Azam, his third son was the declared heir apparent. The fourth son Akbar, rebelled against his father and fled to Persia where he died in 1704. Aurangzeb’s fifth and youngest son was Kam Bakhsh. Azam and Kam Bakhsh died during the Struggle for Succession that followed Aurangzeb's death. Prince Muazzam came out to be successful in the war of succession, who succeeded his father in 1707 under the title Bahadur Shah I (also known as Shah Alam).
Some of the best books about Aurangzeb are listed below:
After the siege of Wagingera in April 1705, Aurangzeb halted for some time at Devapur during the rainy season. At Devapur, a severe illness attacked him and he felt the sure approach of death. He retreated to Ahmadnagar in January 1706. The last years of Aurangzeb's life were inexpressibly sad. “After me will come the deluge!” this morose foreboding of Louis XV. was repeated by Aurangzeb.
Zinat-un-nisa, his daughter, already an old maid, looked after his household, and his youngest wife, Udaipuri, bore him company.
Aurangzeb always feared the presence of his sons…what if his sons should treat him in his weak old age as he had treated his father Shah Jahan...? He was certain that when he would close his eyes, there would be a deluge of blood and his three surviving sons would fight for the throne to the bitter end…. So he wrote a letter with the plan for the peaceful partition of the empire among his three sons (Azam Shah, Kam Bakhsh and Muazzam (who afterwards succeeded him as Bahadur Shah), which was found under his pillow after his death.
"His last illness overtook him at Ahmednagar, early in February 1707; then he rallied for 5 or 6 days, sent away his two sons from his camp to their provincial governments, and went through business and daily prayers regularly."
Aurangzeb died at Ahmednagar in the morning of 20th February, 1707, at the age of 89. The corpse was buried at Khuldabad, in a red sandstone sepulcher built by Aurangzeb himself.
(Taken from Sir Jadunath Sarkar's Anecdotes of Aurangzib)
Aurangzeb died in his old age and a war of succession between his three sons followed his death. His eldest son Prince Muazzam ascended the throne under the title of Bahadur Shah. He is also known as Bahadur Shah I or Shah Alam I.
The Mughal rulers after Aurangzeb are known as Later Mughals (1707–1857). They were weak rulers. Aurangzeb was succeeded by his son Muazzam, who assumed the title of Shah Alam Bahadur Shah or Bahadur Shah I.
Aurangzeb's mother was the celebrated Arjumand Banu Begum better known as Mumtaz Mahal, the favorite wife of Shah Jahan, and for whom the Taj Mahal was built. She was the daughter of Jahangir's wazir Asaf Khan. She was also the niece of Shah Jahan’s step-mother Empress Nur Jahan. No doubt, she was a Muslim princess.
Dara Shukoh, Shah Shuja and Murad Bhakhsh were also born to her.
What are the best books about Aurangzeb?
Some of the best books about Aurangzeb are listed below:
- Aurangzeb And The Decay Of The Mughal Empire by Stanley Lane Poole
- Ishwardas Nagar's Futuhat-i-Alamgiri
- History of Aurangzib Based on Original Sources by Jadunath Sarkar
- Maasir-i- Alamgiri of Saqi Mustad Khan by Sir Jadunath Sarkar
- Storia Do Mogor: Or, Mogul India, 1653-1708 by Niccola Manucci
- The Mughal Empire from Babar to Aurangzeb by Sm Jaffar
- Akham-i-Alamgiri, Anecdotes of Aurangzeb by Jadunath Sarkar
- Waqiat-i-Alamgiri of Aqil Khan Razi, is an account of the war of succession between the sons of the Shah Jahan
Who killed Aurangzeb?
After the siege of Wagingera in April 1705, Aurangzeb halted for some time at Devapur during the rainy season. At Devapur, a severe illness attacked him and he felt the sure approach of death. He retreated to Ahmadnagar in January 1706. The last years of Aurangzeb's life were inexpressibly sad. “After me will come the deluge!” this morose foreboding of Louis XV. was repeated by Aurangzeb.
Zinat-un-nisa, his daughter, already an old maid, looked after his household, and his youngest wife, Udaipuri, bore him company.
Aurangzeb always feared the presence of his sons…what if his sons should treat him in his weak old age as he had treated his father Shah Jahan...? He was certain that when he would close his eyes, there would be a deluge of blood and his three surviving sons would fight for the throne to the bitter end…. So he wrote a letter with the plan for the peaceful partition of the empire among his three sons (Azam Shah, Kam Bakhsh and Muazzam (who afterwards succeeded him as Bahadur Shah), which was found under his pillow after his death.
"His last illness overtook him at Ahmednagar, early in February 1707; then he rallied for 5 or 6 days, sent away his two sons from his camp to their provincial governments, and went through business and daily prayers regularly."
Aurangzeb died at Ahmednagar in the morning of 20th February, 1707, at the age of 89. The corpse was buried at Khuldabad, in a red sandstone sepulcher built by Aurangzeb himself.
(Taken from Sir Jadunath Sarkar's Anecdotes of Aurangzib)
Aurangzeb died in his old age and a war of succession between his three sons followed his death. His eldest son Prince Muazzam ascended the throne under the title of Bahadur Shah. He is also known as Bahadur Shah I or Shah Alam I.
Who ruled India after Emperor Aurangzeb?
The Mughal rulers after Aurangzeb are known as Later Mughals (1707–1857). They were weak rulers. Aurangzeb was succeeded by his son Muazzam, who assumed the title of Shah Alam Bahadur Shah or Bahadur Shah I.
Was Aurangzeb's mother a Hindu woman?
Aurangzeb's mother was the celebrated Arjumand Banu Begum better known as Mumtaz Mahal, the favorite wife of Shah Jahan, and for whom the Taj Mahal was built. She was the daughter of Jahangir's wazir Asaf Khan. She was also the niece of Shah Jahan’s step-mother Empress Nur Jahan. No doubt, she was a Muslim princess.
Dara Shukoh, Shah Shuja and Murad Bhakhsh were also born to her.
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