Thread by @MujtabaAasif

#TheGreatAurangzeb
Here are some lesser known facts on the life of Aurangzeb, the greatest emperor of India,
1) After the battle of Raigarh, when the Maratha forces were defeated, Shivaji’s son Rajaram fled away leaving his wives & daughters & Sambhaji ( Shivaji’s other son)… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

#TheGreatAurangzeb believed on employment based on ability rather than religion. During his reign, the number of Hindu officials in the Mughal administration rose by half, many of them Marathas and Rajputs. This was largely due to a large intake of Marathas, who played a key role… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

3) #TheGreatAurangzeb was also the best Veena player of his times. Later , he banned all music from court to reduce the wastage of public money +

4) #TheGreatAurangzeb is also called “Zinda Faqeer”of his times. He was an excellent calligrapher and would write copies of Quran to earn money for personal use. He never took money from the royal treasury for his personal expenses and for the same reason, spent a very simple… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

5) #TheGreatAurangzeb below is some of the points of the death will of #Aurangzeb, the greatest emperor of all times. Read all the points carefully & decided for yourself, have you ever seen such will by any King of the subcontinent of his times,
1) My servant, Aya Beg, has my… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

6) #TheGreatAurangzeb was an exceptional general who significantly expanded the Mughal Empire larger than his predecessors like Akbar and Babur. On May 28, 1633, when a war elephant stampeded through the Mughal imperial camp towards Emperor #Shahjahan, the other princes fled.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

7) #TheGreatAurangzeb Under his leadership, a vast population of approximately 158 million people was under his rule. It is said that during his reign, India surpassed Qing China as the world's largest economy and foremost manufacturing powerhouse. The Bengal Subah, the most… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…