Aurangzeb got the throne the old-fashioned way: He defeated his three brothers and threw his father in jail. Aurangzeb's annual revenue was said to have been more than 10 times that of his ...

Aurangzeb: The ruler and his reputation Aurangzeb (1618–1707) ascended the Mughal throne in 1658 after a bloody war of succession against his brothers. Unlike his predecessors, Babur ...

In the Mughal Empire all sons were believed to have equal right to the throne, so each son quickly prepared to prove themselves as the greatest Mughal ruler. Aurangzeb won the battle against his ...