When Child, Joseph Child Governor of East India Company waged a War Against Badshah Aurangzeb.
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company was fined 150,000 rupees (roughly equivalent to today's $4.4 million). Company surrendered and Beg for Mercy. The company's apology was accepted By The Mughals.

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Guru Ji said that no one leaves empty from the door of Guru Nanak. Go and tell the Subedar that if he converts Guru Tegh Bahadur to Islam then all Kashmiri Brahmins will become Muslims. And at Chandni Chowk in Delhi Aurangzeb martyred Guru Tegh Bahadur sahib ji.#thekashmirfiles

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Zeb-un-Nissa, eldest child of Emperor Aurangzeb was born on 15 February 1638. She was her father's favourite and confidant in matters of the state, but also secretly the poet Makhfi (Concealed One).

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Born on this day: Zeb-un-Nissa, Shahzadi (Princess) of the Mughal Empire (1638-1702). She was also a poet and the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb

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Krishna as Shrinathji, brought to Mewar for safekeeping it during time of Aurangzeb
Painting from NATHDWARA, MEWAR, CIRCA 1880
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Shah Jahan seated under a canopy holding one of his four sons. Child may be Aurangzeb born in 1618. Unknown artist 1620 from

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Today (21st Sep 1687), the Timurid - Mughals under the command of Aurangzeb capture the fort of Golconda after an 8 month long siege.

This victory expanded the Mughal domains further south & brought to an end the Qutb Shahi dynasty.

Grootmogol Aurangzeb, Luyken, Amsterdam, 1693

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A beautiful photograph 📸of Bibi ka Maqbara ( Tomb of the Lady ), Aurangabad

It is a tomb of Dilrus Banu Begum or Rabia ud Durani ( First & chief wife of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir )

It is also called as " Deccani Taj " & it was part of Erstwhile Hyderabad State till 1948

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Nandi in Gyanvapi facing the mosque wall where Kashi Vishwanath once stood in his temple.
Photo from the 1890s.

The mosque was built in 1669 after destroying the Vishwanath temple by the orders of Aurangzeb (firman was issued in 1666 ~ Kolkata Asiatic Society documentation)

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Rare invaluable paintings of Chattrapati

* Shivaji's portrait (1680s) in the British Library

** Attacks on Shaista Khan

***A 20th century depiction of Shivaji on the way to Purandar by M.V. Dhurandhar

**** Raja at Aurangzeb's Darbar

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The Aurangzeb inside them has been waken up,

You also should wake up your Shivaji Maharaj, Maharana Pratap inside you.

Otherwise you may have regrets because there is no option for Battle in battlefield it is must there.

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Since today is a special day we launch d “Shivaji Maharaj Pride” Digital Painting on https://t.co/pQaUuqtDZo .Today is d day when Shivaji & his son escaped from d Agra Jail & caused a sleepless nites to Mughal terrorist Aurangzeb

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Dagger (khanjar) of Emperor Aurangzeb (reigned 1658–1707) and sheath I 1070 Hijri/1659-60 CE I 17th century I NM collection

Click the link to know more about this object.

https://t.co/tzhBi2f7mZ

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Today On 6 July 1614 Raja Man Singh breathed his last.

He was a trusted general of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, who included him among the Navaratnas, of his court.

He build the Govinda Dev temple in Vrindavan, which was later sacked by Aurangzeb.

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"Aurangzeb was no ordinary man. He would win wars simply through the power of his letters".

- Shri Ninad Bedekar, Marathi historian.

Our first piece of art work :)

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Persian cavalry officer seeking employment at the court of Aurangzeb, c1700
P.C. :

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Aurangabad from the ruins of Aurangzeb's Palace. Robert M. Grindlay, 1813. British Library.

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A painting from depicts Prince facing a maddened war elephant named

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