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Aurangzeb's Music Ban: The Emperor Who Silenced the Court
In 1668, Aurangzeb banned music from his court. But did he really silence an entire empire? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the emperor's complex relationship with music — from his early love of Sufi qawwali to the official ban that forced musicians into hiding. They discuss the court historian Maasir-i-Alamgiri's account of the ban, the plight of court musicians like Khushhal Khan, and the surprising survival of music in the provinces. The episode also examines how later historians have debated the ban's severity, with some arguing it was more symbolic than total, and…
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