Alamgir, the Conqueror of the World | 1659CE - 1707CE | Al Muqaddimah

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The year is 1659 of the Common Era. A majority of the Indian subcontinent is ruled by the Mughal Empire which just came out of a war of succession triggered while the previous emperor was still alive. The four sons of Emperor Shah Jahan picked up the sword for their claim to the Peacock Throne. When the dust settled, only one of the sons remained, Prince Aurangzeb. With his father locked up and his brothers dead or exiled, Aurangzeb took over the great Mughal Empire as Shahanshah Aurangzeb Alamgir, the Conqueror of the World.
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[@theculturedjinni]

I must say you make awesome content and is an inspiration and gold standard in many ways for me, as a content creator focused upon history! Keep making awesome content like this!

[@beepboop204]

truly appreciate you sharing fascinating themes from human history from the regions/topics with which i have limited familiarity. 🙃

[@SalmanShaikh-mr9ch]

I stay 200 km away from where Aurangazeb Alamgir was buried.. As it is place of alot of saints dargah. This is what the guide or maintainer of the place said(link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6OrfKlqmt-pfLc), when we visited the Shrine of Aurangazeb Alamgir, and the dargah of the saint beside him is said to be "Ahlebayt", where every year on 12th of rabi-ul-awwal I guess, Prophet saw's, clothes is been showed to public.

[@ZachRULES96]

Are you guys going to do Sicily? And Crete?

[@KZR27]

Yes he kept his father under house arrest, but Aurangzeb also imprisoned his son for years just for meeting his enemy…this is how an emperor should be.. You don’t seem to mention the entirety of history here..this video just aims to degrade might of powerful emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir..in short this channel might be sponsored by RSS.

[@daddyinthestreetsenpaiinth9250]

"By Allah, I will keep moving forward." -Eren Aurangzeb

[@addictedtragedy2788]

Eren alamgir👌

[@onlygknows7793]

"By Allah, I will keep moving forward." without my father because I have imprisoned him.

[@ZhuyithNuristani]

@Wu77a lmao keep coping pajeet Mughal got your ass good for 200 years. Plus why you bringing tarrant in every comment?🤣

[@nushratjahannabila7047]

@@onlygknows7793😂

[@shamsuddinahmmad3934]

Tatakae Ikhwan 🗿

[@jays5186]

Please cover the post Aurangzeb period as well, that of later Mughals. It is an critical period in Indian history which often gets overlooked

[@HamzaShafiq629]

True. Thats way I have been seeking knowledge about the later Mughals.

[@Anon-xz6hu]

That's coz after him the Sultanate got divided into many parts, only few remained loyal, and the power of delhi sutlan was merely a title. You can know more about them from Wikipedia

[@jays5186]

@@Anon-xz6hu sir i know, especially after 1764, when Mughals became solely titular. But they still commanded the name till 1857, even though their rule was ridiculed to have only extended to the walls of the red fort

[@HamzaShafiq629]

@@jays5186 Exactuly why I am so interested in the post Alamgir period. I really want to know in detail about how it all happened.

[@factshistory3193]

@@HamzaShafiq629 Marathas and 27 year war of mughals with them were the sole reason of mughal decline.

[@amateurfanatic4131]

Marathi is my Mother Tongue, but Im a Muslim! My hometown is Aurangabad where Aurangzeb is buried Edit : im a revert from mumbai!

[@Raut-warrior]

So whom do you support? SHIVAJI maharaj or AURANGZEB?

[@user-ms7gt2km5f]

Assalam alaykum What proportion of marathis are Muslim?

[@amateurfanatic4131]

@@user-ms7gt2km5f idk that much coz im a revert, i think only 5%, bcoz most of the generations abandoned marathi when they came to mumbai where they lived in north indian muslim mejority who speaks hindi but still you can recognize them by their Deccanized accent!

[@fenyx2558]

@@user-ms7gt2km5f Konkani Muslims alone, from coastal Maharashtra are a sizeable group.

[@95krishnaraj]

@@user-ms7gt2km5f around 12%

[@dwekat1986]

Interesting, but here are some notes : 1. when you mention a place, city, or a kingdom please define it on the map ( Rajput, ...etc ) 2. draw a line, figure or a flag of the characters and army movements 3. the map needs to be more interactive, you are talking while the map does not show any action 4. years need to be more highlighted other than that, keep up the good work ;)

[@ak-th5xt]

This

[@Anon-xz6hu]

Nice

[@raghuramelancheran9979]

Yeah please implement these points ☝️

[@maheshgavaskar8093]

Aurangzeb buried at Khultabad near Aurangabad, not Ahmednagar as mentioned. Nevertheless, a very balanced presentation of events as they unfolded...

[@o.w.a.i.s8487]

Right! I am from Aurangabad and visited his tomb many times

[@magellantv]

Vanquishing an army with a rumor? Impressive to say the least.

[@Aethelwulfecbert]

This channel is gold without doubt, I am really sad that I won't be able to support this channel financially.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Your kind words are support enough. :)

[@alimian8913]

*Some of the corrections* 8:07 these parganas were vassals under Mughalia flag and some under Bijapur. However the Deshmukhs there had tried revolting and seeking an Indepednent rule, But armies of Muhammad Adilshah of Bijapur and Aurangzeb Alamgir from Mughalia were huge and outnumbered which crushed them from both sides, and thus they had to become as small vassal reigns either under the Bijapur or under parcham e mughalia. 9:41 shivaji did not offer his military service to mughals untill 1665. When he was defeated by Jai Singh I and signed peace reaty which is indeed *Treaty of Purandar*, from that time he offered Aurangzeb Alamgir and Mughals his service. 10:48 Shivaji with his son Sambhaji and his men appeared to Aurangzeb at mughal court of Agra not at Delhi. It is also said that it was Alamgir's Birth anniversary celebration. You mentioned that Shivaji dodged mughals betrayed Shah Aurangzeb and then again considered himself as independant ruler. 12:25 Sambhaji was not taken to delhi . He was killed and executed in the Deccan at Tulapur, Maharashtra. 13:55 Yes He did not stop yet and chased Rajaram I the King of Maratha Empire till jinjee, and except some few forts all major forts were captured by shah Aurangzeb, even all the Maratha capitals during that time which were- Rajgarh, Raigarh and Jinjee and then satara . So the map you have shown here is wrong because Aurangzeb captured many parts of Maratha Empire that time. And then some years before Aurangzeb died Tarabai had regained many maratha forts which were captured by Alamgir Aurangzeb and also some of the extra areas like Malwa. By the way the Video was really great, It deserves many likes. Keep going brother.

[@pratikgawai5780]

This

[@empiresmapping4114]

In 1705, Tarabai just raided in Malwa but did not captured malwa. In 1737, Marathas captured Malwa from Mughal. In 1706, Mughal captured Tarabai but later she escaped and regained some forts but could not regained maratha's capitals or maratha kingdom on which Shivaji ruled on.

[@vinaynair8053]

Shivaji did offered military service to aurangazeb when he was governing Deccan province....letters of that time are still available

[@ahzamrasheed1208]

I see there is similarity among, The Alamgir, The Kanuni, The Alexander & Justinian. They all suffered from success and stuck with successors who could carry their legacy. They just did not know when to stop, they all arguably died on military campaign. They all saw their loved ones and trusted generals passed in front of them, they all were the last of the grapes. The all spent little time at home, they all were the firm enemy of luxury God, I'm surprised even while typing this. To the rulers who were cursed by the blessing every king dreams of. A cruelty worthy for a true King.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Not many people learn history for such lessons anymore. It's mostly to justify oppression now.

[@ahzamrasheed1208]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT indeed, especially for Indian subcontinent, our heritage has been tried to be distorted so many times, first by British and now by these miserable group of fanatics.

[@stingrayplays]

@@ahzamrasheed1208 i don’t think theres a threat to your culture anymore plus group may not destroy your culture at all

[@jacobblack2381]

@@stingrayplays my guy India is about to Hv a Genocide against Jains Buddhists nd especially Muslims What r u talking about😑😑😑😑

[@aliturk6692]

@@stingrayplays already have started destroying it by claiming that everything that Mughals or other Muslim rulers built was Hindu 😂

[@aashish1703]

Very good narration of actual subcontinent history. I would only like your maps to be more interactive. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@rajhshah96]

Didn't mention his struggle with Sikhs . Beheading of guru tej bahadur was a defining movement in Sikh history

[@VedJoshi..]

As a Marathi who has read about Aurangzeb from various historians, I think you did a very fine job of being objective (however I think you could have mentioned Aurangzeb's bigotry and exploits in the North with Sikhs and Kashmiris). I must applaud you for even mentioning the torture of Sambhaji. If you could ever go deeper into Bijapur and Golconda, that would be really cool. Keep up the work.

[@umidazimi3706]

He had the most number of Hindus in his administration. Go read Gai Eaton, you’d understand that Aruganzeb was not this one dimensional monster that James Milton painted.

[@realchad7200]

WELLE ALL THE HISTORIC CHARACTERS HAVE TO FACE GOOD AND BAD GANDI IS RAISISM AT BLACK PEOPLE SHIVASHI KILL MUSLIMS MARATHI BEFOR HIS WAR CHERCHEL BECAUSE HIM 5 MILLION HUMANS IS BENGLADISH DIE .... AL LOT

[@SAMARTHSAMANT]

Sambhaji wasn't taken to delhi

[@Contractor48]

This has lies. Mughals never won over Maratha. It was a guerilla warfare and Mughals couldn't hold any castle they won in that time period. Aurangzeb started with the rich Mughal empire and Maratha made Mughal's broke. This was the reason for the downfall of Mughals not their weak rulers. The latter rulers couldn't afford to pay the bills. The Maratha kept on attacking the Mughal's supply line when Mughals tried to siege a castle. Read from some trusted sources. This guy got his history from the leftist.

[@TakeOneSip]

the new ones was a simbol of opposition to the Mughals

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Also, this is part two of my series on Aurangzeb Alamgir (part one here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3rQemh6e8SdnKM). There will be a third part discussion Aurangzeb's legacy and impact on the subcontinent.

[@HamzaShafiq629]

*PERFECTION*

[@maxtyson9035]

You made look bad and good at 5he same time which is quite good. By the way I believe Aurangzeb and Peshwa Bajirao were the same when it came to ruling and conquering. Both were destroyed by their own ego. Lol.

[@ismail4900]

u should have mentioned part 2 in title... that would have been better

[@Raut-warrior]

@@maxtyson9035 No, bajirao won all battles whereas Aurangzeb wasn't successful always. Bajirao wasn't religious bigot whereas Aurangzeb was.

[@maxtyson9035]

@@Raut-warrior but bajirao destroyed mosques and temples like aurangzeb.

[@shastaganti7555]

Hey man! Lot of good constructive criticism in these comments, but all I want to say is that I love your videos because South Asian, Central Asian, and Middle Easter history are my favorite topics to study. Also as a South Asian proud of his homeland 13:00-13:51 made me cry for what might have been. The pain in your voice was felt.

[@part-timebrock1126]

Yes! The Mighty Aurangzeb who destroyed Britishers in Child's War.....

[@maxtyson9035]

No. Actually Britishers only had small force.

[@Raut-warrior]

Aurangzeb should have faced British at the battle of buxar

[@Azhar_shaikh1]

@@Raut-warrior Buxar happened long after Alamgir's death. But given the circumstances, Buxar was like a battle of luck. Like many others in history. You can watch it on kings and generals. Or extra credit has a wonderful video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2XZoKF_pc15aqc

[@KRATOS-dq6sd]

@@Raut-warrior Aurangzeb died in 1707.

[@Ismail-hx4qj]

@@Raut-warrior bruh

[@thethirddoor5480]

Aurangjeb to Sambhaji "If anyone of my son would have been like you then I can die peasfully"

[@jakemoeller7850]

Very interesting! I collect coins from this period in India's history. It's nice to have some political/social information to go along with the coins. Thank you!

[@onlygknows7793]

Where do you look for , or find these coins from ?

[@aasemahsan]

4:20 Revolts in the North (Afghanistan) 5:08 Rajput crisis (1680s) 7:42 Marathas 8:37 Shivaji Bhonsle 14:16 Attempts to conquer South India & end the Maratha Empire 15:30 Tarabai

[@Thanatos833]

Your video really makes sense, this would explain why Aurangzeb got more religious and fanatic as he got older. He aimed to use Islam to cement his legitimacy and secure the loyalty of those immediately around him. Makes even more sense when you consider the Mughal Empire was already unstable when Aurangzeb came to the throne.

[@frankfernandes718]

Aurangzeb did more harm, and couldnt conquer Marathas got defeated so many times by Shivaji Maharaj his Son Shambhaji later on by Tara Rani

[@intelligencequipo5095]

@@frankfernandes718 😭😂🤣 Tarabai Shivaji applied for peace many times... Sambha didn't wanted peace so he was rested in peace

[@anujyadav7895]

@@intelligencequipo5095 in under 2 generations mughals were no more... the only influence they could enact was limited in delhi itself ... so much for the glorious Aurangzeb, who managed to mess it all up ...

[@intelligencequipo5095]

@@anujyadav7895That was the legacy of so called Glorious Aurangzeb They remain Emperor of Hindustan even without power... That was their weakness that they loss North (Afghanistan Punjab) & South (Nizam -Maratha) Bengal(Nawab-British)

[@shanebond1975]

@@anujyadav7895 It coincides with British arrival!

[@Secdem]

This is so good! 🌸🇮🇳❤️ And yeah, the story of the Bhutto dynasty and Pakistan is fascinating!..

[@amateurecologist]

I love your content man, what a voice you have❤️

[@hassaanalisiddiqui3827]

Shivaji and son escaped delhi by hiding in a large fruit basket

[@tusharbhosale599]

And then resumed humiliating Mughals on battlefield.

[@Raut-warrior]

@@tusharbhosale599 and thoroughly defeated mughals at the battle of salher in 1674

[@Machin720]

@@tusharbhosale599 yet was poisoned by his wife.

[@agniswar3]

@@Machin720 who told you that? It is a myth. He died because he had put too much stress on his body.

[@Machin720]

@@agniswar3 you can live in fantacy, its totally upto you.

[@arslan5829]

This video has been inspirational. I don't know if you needed it to be like that but it was. I appreciate your content. 🌹

[@vengyfries6934]

Emperor Aurangzeb has been one of the most righteous and unique rulers in history. He was a brilliant economist. He is the man who alone defeated the English, Chinese and Portuguese. One king mastering multiple disciplines. Other kings such as Louis XVI of France praised him a few times. During Aurangzeb's sharia reign Mughal India surpassed Qing China and became the world's largest economy, worth 1/4 of global GDP and waved the Proto-industrialisation (Bengal showed signs of a possible Industrial Revolution, hence preceding England, but the British deindustrialised its economy starting from the Battle of Plassey). Gujarat recovered from a famine due to his policies based from Islamic finance (Fatwa Alamgiri). As a practicing Muslim, Aurangzeb memorised the entire Holy Quran and never took a penny from the Royal treasury for his personal use like the other monarchs (he imprisoned his father due to his corruption with the treasury), he avoided a luxurious life and by profession he was cap sewer despite being born with golden spoon...Aurangzeb was also the first one to defeat the English (Anglo-Mughal War) and took Mount Kailash from the Chinese. He repelled Tai-Ahom attacks from Assam and protected the hindus and drove back the Portuguese inquisition coming to the north. Stories of the demolitions of temples were highly exaggerated, he paid maintenance for the temples and gave good wages to the hindu priests. He was the greatest and most pious Emperor in Indian history.

[@shinosukedoomsday9096]

Lmao no😂

[@georgehirsch9152]

I just wanted to say thank you for your wonderful videos. They cover an area of the world and cultures that I am not that familiar with,. And are very well done. Please keep up the amazing work. Thank you again..

[@o.w.a.i.s8487]

Ooh yeah this is going to be fire 🔥 😍 👌

[@HamzaShafiq629]

Eagerly waiting for part 3!

[@norsefenrir2435]

Wow great comeback! Really enjoyed the video. I was disappointed after the first Aurangzeb video but you really nailed it this time. Thanks man.

[@theculturedjinni]

This was a good overview!

[@sarthakshrivastava1646]

Why conqueror of world , edit conqueror of universe in tittle. 😀😀

[@syedkhalil9630]

You deserve more views

[@jauzihalwa]

I'd love to see videos on Hyderabad Deccan (the Bahmanis, the Deccan sultanates, the annexation of Hyderabad)

[@aleenashafaat2295]

Wow.. You are too good Syawish.. ♥ keep it up man. ♥

[@marcostenorio496]

Great video as always, love your channel. In fact I love it so much that If I saw you I would gift you all my possessions on the spot. Not even joking, if anyone ever comes up to me and tells me "I'm Al, from Al Muqaddimah" or "The name's Al, Al Muqaddimah" I would gift them everything I own immediately. I'm not even poor either, I work in finance and put my all into a company that exploits me, the only reason I stick to it is for the money. Still, with all that being said, the day I write my will Al Muqaddimah will be the main beneficiary and if I ever see you everything I own will be yours. But you have to find me. Good luck.

[@rohanmane4606]

Well researched and balanced narration 👍

[@Contractor48]

Fake history. Mughals never won against Maratha. For every land Mughals conquered, Maratha conquered twice the Mughals. There was no central authority in Maratha so Aurangzeb couldn't even sign a ceasefire. Read from better sources not the fake ones.

[@tc2334]

This was cool. It was nice to finally learn about the man and his life in these last two videos. I’m not Indian, but I’m a Hindu who lives outside India and most of what I’ve heard and seen about Aurangzeb was his abuse to Hindus. 😅 In spite of that, I’m still glad to learn about other things he did.

[@naveednawaz2426]

Proud of you and your work, you're going places MashaAllah!

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Is this who I think it is? o_0

[@naveednawaz2426]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT of course, my boy! :3

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

@@naveednawaz2426 Good to see you here!

[@iwatchDVDsonXbox360]

From what I've read it seems like Akbar was pretty honourable guy, so his rebellion might be just a self-fulfillling prophecy.

[@divyanshushete5772]

Akbar didn't rebel he had to reclaim the throne which his father lost to Afghans.

[@dudeasp1]

You are a wonderful historian and present a very balanced viewpoint.

[@AnkitKumar-sn8hq]

He lacks critical point of view. He is emphasising only on the fact that Aurangzeb covered most land among all mughals. There wasn't any significant contribution to art and literature during his reign.

[@rafliysafariy9820]

Masha Allah Fatawa E Alamgiri

[@dharmapersona2084]

Fatwa-e-Terrorgiri 😠

[@rafliysafariy9820]

@@dharmapersona2084 you Islamphobia Hindu La'natullah Hindu Azabullah

[@Azhar_shaikh1]

@@ayushnair3587 as polytheism? Sure. Definitely. The greatest sin is to be a mushrik. The one who does polytheism. We hate polytheism by our whole heart. But we aren't tyrants. We should learn to live alongwith eachother, and respect the differences. Have a productive communication. Debate. And talks.

[@sarthakkukreti2444]

I mean these people do not even consider Ahmadis muslims ....

[@aliturk6692]

@@sarthakkukreti2444 Ahmadi leader or their supposed messiah died while shitting and then they claim their bastardised version to be true 😂you want us to respect that 😂

[@rainaa28]

Huaa thank u for sub indonesia❤

[@phx24]

How is this free? Fantastic content

[@supergoodg7g6ycyv78]

Super good like video

[@atj9348]

U just skipped his history with the Sikhs

[@beachboy0505]

Excellent video 📹 Almost did it.

[@mikidave8927]

at 4:52 is that a roman triumph arc? Where can I get more info about that pic?

[@cameronhansen2306]

Is it me or has the narrator got a mixture of a American Pakistani accent?

[@Shammer1]

Aurengzeb is a leader who was a great leader and great king who fell in the trap of the many kings of the world, forgetting their importance of ruling their kingdom and a forward thinking ruler who became blinded by ego

[@ShanSinghR]

You completely forgot the Sikh conflicts with Aurangzeb..otherwise a great video!

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Yes, I did not mention that at all because I wanted to discuss the Sikhs and the Mughals in a separate video. I think without mentioning the entire history of Sikhs up to that point, it wouldn't be understandable what happened.

[@ShanSinghR]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT Ahh, fair point!

[@Raut-warrior]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT Great, you can do the same for the marathas. Infact you can research the 27 year Aurangzeb-Maratha war in detail and make a long video on it. The war can be divided into 3 1680 - 1689 - till sambhajis death 1689 - 1700 - till rajarams death 1700 - 1707 - till Aurangzebs death

[@HanumanJi..]

11:09 Shivaji escaped by the help of Brahmins of Kashi. Hindus of Kashi (equivalent to Hindus as Mecca to Muslim) were angry upon Aurangjeb's destruction of Temple. He destroyed several temple. Along with that Sikh Guru and thier children Got thier education in Kashi and Aurangjeb also killed Sikh Gurus.. this is what made Hindus of Kashi extremely angry and kashi became a City of Giving refuge to those who revolted against foreign rulers until India got it's independence.

[@alvirarahman2690]

To hell with those who did not accept Aurangazeb as the rightful ruler of Mughal Empire. He is still my fav Emperor. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@tanvir_faisal]

He saved Islamic values from corrupting by the most powerful of the islamic elites in the sub-continent i.e. Dara shikoh and extreme sufis alike....

[@sarthakkukreti2444]

"He saved Islamic values" 🤣🤣🤣

[@Hi5Ripon]

Shahi Bangla had more better leaders than Delhi Sultanate and Mughals

[@Machin720]

@@sarthakkukreti2444 burnol laga le

[@stingrayplays]

I think you hit your head

[@aryaaswale7316]

14:51 it wasnt just the terrain the fort of Ginjee had and still has 20 feet thick walls, 20 feet! Selected by the wise chatrapati shivaji himself as a place to retreat when aurangzeb finally came down on the marathas in full force.

[@absar8304]

Did you use the book Aurangzeb the man , the myth by Audrey truschke as reference?

[@jsoth2675]

The waiting.....it burns!

[@asifhuxen]

Please make videos on Bengal Sultanate . Really love your videos .

[@servenothing123]

Salamu alaykum, can anyone tell me where can I get these pictures like at 7:19

[@Abdullah-mn6sw]

Google?

[@anurag5984]

Nice video. Just that Sambhaji was executed at a place called Tulapur near Pune and not in Delhi.

[@Theunknownpast_official]

Mashallah well explained, I understand Alamgir is a very controversial man. I’m glad you made this video

[@CannedFruit999]

3:30 you would think that the shah of persia would have the insult making skills of at least a 12 year old but apparently not.

[@indobalkanizer6557]

That's also called as the Indian History's Reign of Terror!

[@phx24]

India's golden era*

[@TheDinokutty]

In Pakistan Aurangzeb is considered a Great and not Akbar, while in India it is vise versa. What is your opinion on this?

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Aurangzeb is only considered great among certain crowds, not everyone. The reason for that would be his work on the Shariah in the form of his Fatawa-i Alamgiri. He's seen as a pious and just man. Conservatives tend to like people they think of as religious. The reason many Muslims (Pakistani and Indian) don't like Akbar is because he tried to "start a new religion".

[@TheDinokutty]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT Thank you for your reply. I am a big fan of your videos and a fellow lover of history. You make Good videos with highest quality of content and with absolute fairness. I am sure you will reach a Million subscribers very soon. Keep doing the Great job.

[@abdulquadir9427]

Go and read the original translation of zafarnama by Guru Gobind Singh.

[@Abdullah-mn6sw]

Sometimes the history of Indian peninsula seems like the game of thrones but without dragons.

[@aliturk6692]

No need for dragons when the kings themselves were stronger than them.

[@Raut-warrior]

The history from 1700 - 1800 is the best and most interesting. Marathas, mughals, rajputs, jats, nizam, rohillas, sikhs, British, afghans, nizam, tipu etc all played a big role in it

[@micahistory]

great biography man

[@ketavnaidu2858]

Bro I am from India and in seventh grade sick videos and very informative

[@shahjhanhaider26]

He was a very good conquerer,I think never before any mogul emperor might have been fierce as he was,he was a Muslim conservative ruler,though faced against petty rivals,we cannot doubt that such brave ruler did not have the courage

[@sharadowasdr]

The battle of Saraighat could be it's own video.

[@amirnayef9243]

A truly mesmerizing and informative watch for anyone interested in the history of this extraordinary figure, Aurangzeb, who was the third son of the emperor Shah Jahān and Mumtaz Mahal.

[@Raut-warrior]

You can also make videos of the next mughal emperors.

[@Amir-mq4jy]

Weill you do a video on Shah Abbas of Iran. I would love to see your take on him

[@Raut-warrior]

I would love to see a video on the military genius nader shah

[@Amir-mq4jy]

@@Raut-warrior that’s be awesome too

[@cdeveshwar]

In the 8th minute of this video, you refer to sultanates of Ahmednagar and Bijapur. Then show one on map too. Good so far. Then you refer to these people as Marathas. There is a map problem here. The territory of Marathas lies north of Bijapur and West of Golconda. Please see if you can edit this. Well made video!

[@Md-vo2vb]

Ahmadnagar sultans were maratha convert to islam

[@akibbhokare2322]

The Greatest Ruler Of India

[@brace_yourself]

Undoubtedly He is the greatest ruler of India.

[@dharmapersona2084]

Worst Ruler!

[@shz9248]

@@dharmapersona2084 No the best of the best, Watch the video to understand

[@brace_yourself]

@@dharmapersona2084 *"In most part of the country Barhman and Beggar are synonymous (same)."* - *Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons 1853* That's how hindu got Jamindari and high postion in British Raj.

[@brace_yourself]

@@ayushnair3587, akbar was illiterate and a Fasik. Alamgir was a Hafiz of Quran and written one of the greatest Law Books, Fatawa-E-Alamgiri. Akbar is not worthy of Alamgir Rahimahumullah's shoe.

[@iwatchDVDsonXbox360]

Thanks. Excited for "later Mughals".

[@theathiestcrusader]

Sambhaji was never tortured at Delhi. He died at Tulapur.

[@narenkarthikeyan2429]

Weird that you didn’t mention the Sikhs in this video. I’ve always thought they were a pretty important rebel force that challenged Aurangazeb’s power.

[@ShanSinghR]

Yes, they were 100%.

[@Abdullah-mn6sw]

Overshadowed by the Marathas

[@factshistory3193]

Marathas were the biggest threat to mughals

[@zaid_wani]

Read his reply to another comment having the same grievance

[@Raut-warrior]

No the sikhs played a very minuscule role against Aurangzeb or mughal empire. They didn't have big battles like the marathas, jats or rajputs had against Aurangzeb.

[@richardfrancisburton6833]

I remember when this channel was ~1k subs

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Thank you for sticking around. :)

[@saratmodugu2721]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT just curious, have u considered the Muslim Songhai empire, the greatest, largest, & wealthiest west African empire ever? Alexander Chamberlain, in his book, The Contribution of the Negro to Human Civilization , says of him: "In personal character, in administrative ability, in devotion to the welfare of his subjects, in open-mindedness towards foreign influences, and in wisdom in the adoption of enlightened ideas and institutions from abroad, King Askia was certainly the equal of the average European monarch of the time and superior to many of them." What about the Muslim emperor of the Qing empire of China?

[@saratmodugu2721]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT just curious, have u considered the Muslim Songhai empire, the greatest, largest, & wealthiest west African empire ever? Alexander Chamberlain, in his book, The Contribution of the Negro to Human Civilization , says of him: "In personal character, in administrative ability, in devotion to the welfare of his subjects, in open-mindedness towards foreign influences, and in wisdom in the adoption of enlightened ideas and institutions from abroad, King Askia was certainly the equal of the average European monarch of the time and superior to many of them." What about the Muslim emperor of the Qing empire of China?

[@noamansattar]

Enjoyed this episode Would have helped if you could highlight the years and location of cities while narrating

[@explicit_207]

Based video.

[@BountyFlamor]

I like the out-of-place church on the Balochistan/Sindh border on your map :D

[@akhtaruzzamanjoy8524]

Aurangzeb could have turned his attention towards East; Assam during 1689.

[@sharadowasdr]

He would still lose. That area is almost unconquerable because of the terrain, not to mention distance.

[@MD-yt2vd]

The Legend of Maharani Tarabai 🌅

[@kakalimukherjee3297]

8:07 Interestingly , my district in West Bengal is still called North 24 Parganas

[@gabs3597]

A successful government is determined by its results in subsequent governments, people are crazy for saying that he was the best Mughal governor, he handed over an empire in ruins to his children...

[@gabs3597]

Shah Suri delivered an India in perfect condition to Akbar, who delivered it even better to Jahangir, Aurangzeb was not able to do this, his achievements only bore fruit during his rule

[@agniswar3]

Can you make a video on Malik Amber?

[@abdulquadir9427]

It is on kings and generals channel

[@abdulquadir9427]

ye lo.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIqcg3x9erx3ldE

[@snayke5336]

Jai bhavani, Jai Shivaji

[@TechSlice]

@03:31 "The father conqueror" That made me laugh so hard for a good 2 minutes. That combination of words should be illegal in English

[@starfootball6478]

That's good for bindusara who killed his father chandragupta maurya😀😀😀😀

[@Ismail-hx4qj]

Excellent video man, I request you please continue this series till Third Battle of Panipat. Especially the period after Aurangzeb of the Internal Decline , Sayyid Brothers, Mohammad Shah, Nader Shah invasions, Tipu Sultan. How the Expansion of the Marathas happened would be bonus as you have already explained their beginning. Why couldn't the Mughals keep them in check. We don't have a dedicated KZbinr for a Time period in a specific Region. Everybody covers their favourite empires randomly, leaving gaps. If you could cover this time period of early modern period of India (1400-1800) it would be amazing. Anyways always a Sub✌️

[@comedybuzz1672]

Marathas were and are a strong lot.

[@_Zyphix]

Im saved for me history exam now :D love from Pakistan!

[@haingodhum1695]

Still i feel the sultan Aurangzeb still died in a better way and cause than his predecessors in drugs and women

[@mayankbisht7691]

Your content is very good but you are clearly biased towards Aurangzeb, his torture of Chatrapati and Sikh Guru plus his four boys is remembered by all His policy alienated many Hindus if not all Please don't sugar coat him.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

I did not mention his policies at all. I didn't sugarcoat anything. I talked about his torture of Sambhaji. The video was already too long to talk about policies. Omission does not mean bias. Anyhow, Mughal and the Sikhs deserve to be treated properly so, I'm making a separate video about that topic as well as Aurangzeb's legacy and impact on the Subcontinent, which will discuss some of his policies.

[@jacobblack2381]

Have some patience Stop fukin Accusing Him!!!he's everything but a Stupid Historian go check his other content He's far from having Any Bia!!!!

[@mayankbisht7691]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT Ok you didn't sugar coat, there is only a passing mention of Sambhaji while you kept on praising Aurangzeb.

[@stormshadow5283]

@@mayankbisht7691 bhrata, he is a mleccha, an untouchable. It is your stupidity that you expect unbiasedness from him when he speaking about other mlecchas.

[@stormshadow5283]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT oh please mleccha... any person with an IQ above room temperature can see how much this video reeks of biasedness.

[@tulsatrash]

What construction methods and what sort of logistical outlay were involved in the creation of the Badshahi Mosque?

[@starfootball6478]

Victory over maratas

[@Aiasmor]

Ahh, if only Aurangzeb had gone peacefully, how I wish the Mughals had survived.

[@nikunjarya9641]

The most controversial ruler of India, let's see how this goes.

[@muhaiminalbaki5799]

The most Powerful ruler of Indian subcontinent in 17th century.

[@rajashashankgutta4334]

@@muhaiminalbaki5799 and the most controversial.

[@farhanahmed2508]

The Margaret Thatcher of India, just more brutal

[@nikunjarya9641]

@@muhaiminalbaki5799 How can you confirm that?

[@nikunjarya9641]

@RedCrescent Yes, quite successful in ruining his image. He was nothing more than a goon who tried endlessly to destroy our country, his own so called "empire". Foreign rule can never be justified. And you are no one to advocate him. Stop looking at everything from a lens of religion. And Akbar was not any better. They were all foreign invaders nothing more nothing less. Fantasizing them on the basis of religion would do no good. Specially the like of you who aren't even from his territory.

[@mayursonawane1479]

जय भवानी, जय छ. शिवाजी

[@manu18190]

When Akbar took over as emperor how was the empire and when he died how was it ? . Similarly when Aurangzeb took over empire how was it and when he died what did he leave behind ?

[@theperk2007]

Alamgir the architect of Mughal destruction.

[@hp5732]

Great video as always. I'm sure you are aware of how much Alamgir has become a lightning rod for right wing criticism and revisionism of sub-continent history.

[@updatenews7644]

বাহ।। মাশাল্লাহ

[@itscrajesh]

BRITAIN - William III FRANCE - Louis XIV AUSTRIA - ??? NEDERLAND - William (king of Britain) SPAIN - Charles II PRUSSIA - Friedrich I POLAND-LITHUANIA - Augustus II OTTOMAN EMPIRE - Mustafa II RUSSIA - Peter I SWEDEN - Charles XII MARATHA CONFEDERACY - Tarabai I

[@nightwolf0206]

The Taj mahal didn't cost 5 million to build lol - it was 42 million even at that time.