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Aurangabad is a medieval Indian town named after Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, who established this town during his tenure as the Viceroy of the Deccan (Dakhin), a geographical region comprising parts of modern-day Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka.
The Tomb of Aurangzeb [2] is located in Khuldabad, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India.In notable contrast to other Mughal tombs, which are large monuments of Mughal architecture, including the Taj Mahal, at his own direction Aurangzeb is buried in an unmarked grave [3] at the complex of the dargah or shrine of Sheikh Zainuddin.
The Bibi Ka Maqbara (English: "Tomb of the Lady" [1] [2]) is a tomb located in the city of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar in the Indian state of Maharashtra.It was commissioned in 1660 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's son, Prince Azam Shah, in the memory of his wife Dilras Banu Begum (posthumously known as Rabia-ul-Durrani).
Aurangabadi Mahal [1] (died 1688) was a consort of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. [2] Origins. Aurangabadi Mahal either belonged to Aurangabad, [3] or had ...
When Aurangzeb, the Mughal Emperor invaded Deccan in the year 1653, he made Fatehpur his capital and renamed it as Aurangabad. Two former imperial capitals - Pratisthana, the capital of Satavahanas (2nd BC to 3rd AD), and Devagiri, the capital of Yadavas and Muhammad bin Tughluq, are located within the limits of Aurangabad District.
The execution of Sambhaji was a significant event in 17th-century Deccan India, where the second Maratha King was put to death by order of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.The conflicts between the Mughals and the Deccan Sultanates, which resulted in the downfall of the Sultanates, paved the way for tensions between the Marathas and the Mughals.
Qila-e-Ark is a 17th-century palace/citadel complex in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb when he was a prince, it served as his royal residence during his subsequent reign as emperor. The site is currently ruined, and has no legal protected status; several modern-day buildings also encroach the complex.
During the Mughal era, Aurangabad had an estimated population of 200,000 people, living in 54 suburbs. [26] In 1724, Asaf Jah, a Mughal general and Nizam al-Mulk in the Deccan region, decided to secede from the crumbling Mughal Empire, with the intention of founding his own dynasty in the Deccan.