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Aurangzeb and the Mughal Empire's Final Peak
In the summer of 1658, a middle-aged prince seized the throne of the Mughal Empire, locked his father in a fortress, and set out to rule the richest realm on earth. Within fifty years, he had pushed its borders to their greatest extent—and set the stage for its collapse. This episode opens in the Red Fort of Delhi, where Aurangzeb Alamgir takes power, and explores the contradictions at the heart of his reign: a deeply pious Muslim who taxed Hindus, destroyed temples, yet employed Hindu generals; a brilliant administrator who exhausted his treasury; a conqueror who spent decades in the Deccan…
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