Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Aurangzeb: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

Facts

Also Known As ʿĀlamgīr • Awrangzīb • Aurangzib • Muḥī-ud-Dīn Muḥammad
Born November 3, 1618 • India
Died March 3, 1707 (aged 88)
House / Dynasty Mughal dynasty
Notable Family Members father Shah Jahan • son Bahadur Shah I
Role In Battle of Samugarh

Photos

Aurangzeb
Lahore, Pakistan: Badshahi (Imperial) Mosque
Ornate interior hallway of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, featuring intricate arches, patterned ceiling, chandeliers, and marble floors.
Aurangzeb, Mughal miniature, 17th century; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
See All Images →

Related Topics and References

Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic
Akbar Hunting
Akbar
Mughal emperor
Augustus
Augustus
Roman emperor
Bust of Vespasian, found at Ostia; in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.
Vespasian
Roman emperor
default image
Muḥammad I Askia
Songhai ruler
Seleucus I Nicator
Seleucus I Nicator
Seleucid ruler
default image
Tabinshwehti
king of Burma
default image
Iskandar Muda
sultan of Aceh
Bahadur Shah I
Bahadur Shah I
Mughal emperor
default image
Baldwin V
count of Flanders
Jacques-Louis David: The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
Napoleon I
emperor of France
Mao Zedong smiling and waving with his right hand while standing outdoors in front of large lanterns and a crowd.
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
Detail from Charles Le Brun's painting showing Alexander the Great in profile, wearing a gold helmet with white plumes and a blue cloak, with soldiers in the background.
Alexander the Great
king of Macedonia
Painting by Albrecht Durer of Charlemagne in ornate coronation robes and crown, holding a sword and orb, with gold embroidery and regal symbols behind him.
Charlemagne
Holy Roman emperor [747?–814]
Portrait painting of Frederick II of Brandenburg, King of Prussia, wearing a dark coat with a star medal, yellow gloves, and holding a cane, with the inscription Fridericus II Rex Prussiae.
Frederick II
king of Prussia
Otto von Bismarck in military uniform and cap, with a mustache, facing slightly to the side in a black-and-white portrait taken around 1880.
Otto von Bismarck
German chancellor and prime minister
Oil painting of Peter the Great, emperor of Russia, shown from the waist up wearing armor and a sash, with one hand resting on a cane, against a dark background.
Peter I
emperor of Russia
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Mongolian warrior-ruler
Philip II
Philip II
king of Macedonia
William Pitt, the Elder
William Pitt, the Elder
prime minister of United Kingdom
Pompey
Pompey the Great
Roman statesman

Related Quizzes

Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon in Coronation Robes or Napoleon I Emperor of France, 1804 by Baron Francois Gerard or Baron Francois-Pascal-Simon Gerard, from the Musee National, Chateau de Versailles.
Kings and Emperors (Part III) Quiz