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Aurangzeb's Fatwa Against Shia Islam: The Sectarian Turn
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a lesser-known but deeply consequential aspect of Aurangzeb's reign: his official fatwa against Shia Islam. Drawing on the Maasir-i-Alamgiri, the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri, and accounts from European travelers like Niccolao Manucci, they discuss how the emperor's religious orthodoxy hardened into open sectarian hostility. The fatwa, issued in the late 1660s, declared Shias heretics and authorized their persecution, impacting Mughal relations with the Shia-ruled Deccan sultanates of Golconda and Bijapur. Lucas explains how this policy was both a tool…
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