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Aurangzeb's Persian Poetry: The Emperor as Mystic Poet
Aurangzeb is remembered as a puritanical emperor, a destroyer of temples, and a ruthless politician. But he was also a poet. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the emperor's Persian verse, preserved in the Maasir-i-Alamgiri and other sources. They read his ghazals, discuss his pen name 'Alamgir', and debate what his poetry reveals about his inner life—his piety, his melancholy, and his private regrets. The conversation touches on the literary culture of the Mughal court, the influence of Persian Sufi poetry, and how Aurangzeb's verses compare to those of his rival…
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