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Aurangzeb's Last Words: The Emperor's Final Testament
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the final months of Aurangzeb's long reign, focusing on his letters, his will, and the haunting phrase 'God's peace be with you' before his death in 1707. They discuss how the aging emperor, camped in the Deccan for decades, wrote poignant letters to his sons warning of the empire's fragility, and dictated a will that divided the empire but also expressed remorse. The conversation touches on the Maasir-i-Alamgiri's account of his death, the famous letter to Kam Bakhsh, and the irony of Aurangzeb's hand-copied Quran…
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