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Aurangzeb's Secret Spy Network: The Emperor Who Knew Everything
Emperor Aurangzeb ruled the Mughal Empire for nearly 50 years, and one of his most powerful tools wasn't an army or a tax policy — it was information. This episode pulls back the veil on Aurangzeb's intelligence network: the news-writers (waqia-navis), postal spies (dak chaukis), and household informants who kept him constantly updated on governors, generals, princes, even his own sons. Drawing on the Maasir-i-Alamgiri and accounts by European travelers like Niccolao Manucci, we explore how Aurangzeb micromanaged his empire through letters, coded reports, and an elaborate spy system…
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