Aurangzeb's Lost Quran: The Emperor Who Wrote the Book

Aurangzeb: The Emperor Who Expanded and Broke the Mughal Empire — Fexingo History · May 8, 2026 · 7m · transcript

Episode 33 of Fexingo's Aurangzeb series turns to a little-known side of the emperor: his personal devotion and the legendary manuscript of the Quran he copied by hand. Lucas and Luna explore the historical evidence for Aurangzeb's calligraphy, the religious politics behind his public displays of piety, and the mystery of the lost Quran that may still exist. Drawing on accounts from the Maasir-i-Alamgiri and European travelers like Niccolao Manucci, they separate fact from legend, asking whether the emperor's faith was genuine or a calculated performance. Along the way, they…