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Aurangzeb's Library and the Politics of Knowledge
While Aurangzeb is often remembered for his military campaigns and religious edicts, his personal relationship with knowledge offers a more nuanced portrait. This episode explores the Mughal Emperor’s extensive library at Agra Fort, which housed thousands of volumes in Persian, Arabic, and Sanskrit. We examine how Aurangzeb used texts like the Quran and legal treatises to justify his rule, while simultaneously suppressing works he deemed heretical or politically dangerous. The narrative follows the journey of specific manuscripts, including the banned translations of the Mahabharata and…
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