Revisiting Aurangzeb
6 years, 8 months ago

Revisiting Aurangzeb

The Hindu  

WAS Aurangzeb a bigot, a religious fanatic who tried to propagate Islam and suppress Hinduism and other religions, or did he use religion for his politics? Aurangzeb appointed two non-Muslims: Maharaja Jaswant Singh and Mirza Raja Jai Singh. Thus Rajputs like Mirza Raja Jai Singh and Raja Jaswant Singh, along with a host of others, were elevated to the highest ranks and also appointed to the most important and prestigious provinces like Gujarat, Bengal and Bihar, and a Hindu was appointed as Diwan of the empire. Guru Tegh Bahadur encouraged the people against Aurangzeb as he was totally opposed to the attempt by certain officials of Aurangzeb in Kashmir to force non-Muslims to accept Islam. Immediately taking charge of the situation, Guru Tegh Bahadur set out to form new political alliances and to increase his revenue base so that he could compete with the contesting claims to guruhood.

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