ADVERTISEMENTS: Life Aurangzeb, who won the war of succession, ascended the throne in 1658. It said that the Guru had formed a new religion and was asking all Hindus to join him and wage war against the Moghul Empire. Aurangzeb Alamgir was the third son of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. He grew up as a serious-minded and devout youth, wedded to the Muslim orthodoxy of the day and free from the royal Mughal traits of sensuality and drunkenness. He lived a long life and outlived most of his children. He ruled for five years. Aurangzeb was the third son of the emperor Shah JahÄn and MumtÄz Maḥal (for whom the Taj Mahal was built). He was younger than Dara Shikoh and Shuja, but in competence and character he easily excelled them. He succeeded to the throne in 1707 at the old age of sixty three, and became the seventh Mughal Emperor. At the same time, however, he greatly expanded the ⦠He was born on 3rd November, [â¦] Aurangzebâs death effectively marked the beginning of ⦠He was succeeded by his son Azam Shah who also got killed merely months after becoming the emperor. Aurangzeb is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Atul Sabharwal. He had severe pain in his limbs, but still he continued to labour. His full name was Muhi-ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb. Early Life and Background. His chose to be buried in an unremarkable grave with no tomb stone or structure to proclaim where an emperor was buried. He died on 20 February 1707, in his bed, from illness and frailty common amongst people who are 88 years old. When Bahadur Shah received the news of death of Aurangzeb, he immediately decided to move towards [â¦] An orthodox Sunni Muslim, he reinstated taxes and laws penalizing Hindus and imposing Sharia law. The film is produced and distributed by Aditya Chopra under his studio Yash Raj Films. Bahadur Shah I (also Muhammed Muazzam, Shah Alam) was the son of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Miraculously Aurangzeb recovered. By doing so he proved himself as a man of merciless character. In connection with the Sikh Guru Govind Singh (1675-1708), the son of Guru Tegh Bahadur, Raja Ajmer Chand, who was in the Deccan, sent a report to Aurangzeb on the anti-state activities of the Guru. As Aurangzeb continued to sink, consternation gripped the imperial camp. Born on 28 June 1653, Azam was the eldest son of Aurangzeb and his chief consort Dilras Banu Begum. Emperor Aurangzeb of India's Mughal Dynasty (November 3, 1618âMarch 3, 1707) was a ruthless leader who, despite his willingness to take the throne over the bodies of his brothers, went on to create a "golden age" of Indian civilization. Aurangzeb, the third son of Shah Jahan, was born on 21 October 1618, at Dohad, on the frontier of Gujarat and Rajputana. In 1658, when Shah Jahan was seriously ill, Aurangzeb killed his brothers and imprisoned his father at Agra. However, he was defeated and later killed by his younger brother -- later, the Emperor Aurangzeb -- in the two years of a bitter "war of succession" for the imperial throne. The last few days of Aurangzeb were pathetic. He had distinguished himself as an able administrator. The film features Rishi Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Arjun Kapoor, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Amrita Singh, and Sashaa Agha in pivotal roles, while Sikander Kher, Kavi Shastri and Swara Bhaskar play supporting characters. The son of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Azam Shah (full name Abuâl Faaiz Qutb-ud-Din Muhammad Azam) was a titular Mughal emperor, who reigned only for 3 months from 14 March 1707 to 8 June 1707.His reign was short lived, credits to the trend in Mughal culture. 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