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Aurangzeb's Jain Edicts: Mercy Amid Conquest
In 1679, Aurangzeb issued an imperial decree that shocked his court: a farman granting protection to Jain pilgrims at Shatrunjaya, the holiest hill of the Svetambara faith. This episode explores the surprising relationship between the Mughal emperor and the Jain community, from the legendary monk Lal Vijayji, who won the emperor's respect through a series of philosophical debates, to the practical politics of religious tolerance in an empire stretched thin by war. We trace how Aurangzeb's edicts protected Jain temples and pilgrimage routes across Gujarat and Rajasthan, even as he…
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