Reign of Aurangzeb Related Important Events ⚡

Date of EventEvent / Incident
29 May 1658Dara Shukoh was completely defeated by Aurangzeb in the Battle of Samugarh near Agra. Dara was the successor of Shikoh's elder son and fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. He was favored by his father and his sister Princess Jahaara Begum Sahib, but his younger brother Prince Muhiuddin defeated in a bitter struggle for the royal throne.
29 May 1658Aurangzeb defeated Dara Shikoh at the Battle of Samugarh.
31 July 1658After defeating his brothers in the war of succession, Aurangzeb crowned the sixth Mughal emperor.
05 July 1658The Mughal ruler Aurangzeb imprisoned his elder brother Murad Bakhsh.
30 August 1659Dara Shikoh was hanged by Aurangzeb.
05 June 1659The Mughal ruler Aurangzeb officially ascended the throne of Delhi.
14 April 1659Aurangzeb defeated Dara in the Battle of Delhi rule.
15 June 1659Aurangzeb declared an emperor in Delhi. Aurangzeb was the sixth Mughal emperor and ruled most of the Indian subcontinent. His reign remained from 1658 to 497 years, until he died in 1707. Aurangzeb was a notable expander and during his reign, the Mughal Empire reached its greatest limits.
13 May 1666Under the confederation of Purandar, Shivaji reached Agra to meet Aurangzeb.
28 February 1668Sambhaji, son of Maratha ruler Shivaji, died due to imprisonment and torture by Mughal ruler Aurangzeb.
09 April 1669The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb ordered the demolition of all Hindu schools and temples.
11 March 1689Aurangzeb murdered Shivaji's son Sambhaji.
17 February 1698Aurangzeb captured the fort of Jinji after an eight-year siege.
03 March 1707The sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb died and Bahadur Shah I ascended the throne.
20 February 1707The Mughal ruler Aurangzeb died in Ahmednagar.

Reign of Aurangzeb Questions and Answer ⚡

Question: Which Sikh Guru was killed by Aurangzeb?

 ◉ Guru nanak

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 ◉ Guru Tegh Bahadur

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 ◉ Guru govind singh

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 ◉ Guru acquisition

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Question: Which Sikh Guru was killed by Aurangzeb?

 ◉ Guru nanak

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 ◉ Guru Tegh Bahadur (in 1675 AD)

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 ◉ Guru acquisition

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 ◉ Guru govind singh

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Question: Where did Aurangzeb die?

 ◉ Ahmednagar

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 ◉ Banaras

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 ◉ Delhi

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 ◉ Vijayanagar

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Question: After Aurangzeb, which of his sons became the emperor of India by the name of 'Bahadur Shah'?

 ◉ Irfan Khan

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 ◉ Gentleman

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 ◉ Mohammad Azam

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 ◉ Muhammad Moazzam

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Question: Whom did Aurangzeb send to defeat Chhatrapati Shivaji?

 ◉ inayat khan

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 ◉ shah jahan

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 ◉ Aurangzeb

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 ◉ Raja Jai Singh

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Question: Which Sikh Guru was killed by Aurangzeb?

 ◉ Guru govind singh

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 ◉ guru har rai

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 ◉ Guru Tegh Bahadur

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 ◉ Guru Har Kishan Singh

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Question: Where did Aurangzeb die?

 ◉ Ahmed Nagar

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 ◉ Bengal

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 ◉ Delhi

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 ◉ Gujarat

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Question: How did Aurangzeb become unpopular?

 ◉ He was not religiously tolerant

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 ◉ He was quite ruthless

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 ◉ Due to illness

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 ◉ None of them

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Question: Who was the Maratha king who fought bravely against Aurangzeb?

 ◉ Shivaji

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 ◉ Babar

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 ◉ Aurangzeb

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 ◉ Surajmal

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Question: Which general was sent by Aurangzeb to capture Shivaji?

 ◉ Aurangzeb

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 ◉ Afzal Khan

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 ◉ Abul Fazal

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 ◉ Shaista Khan

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