By doing so he proved himself as a man of merciless character. Punishment was not slow in coming. His full name was Muhi-ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb. Thus, in 1652, Shuja betrothed his daughter to Aurangzeb’s eldest son, Sultan Muhammad, and Aurangzeb promised, his daughter to Shuja’s son. Imdad- ul-Mulk now became the king-maker and placed Aziz-ud-din, son of Jahandar Shah on the throne who now adopted the mouthful title of Alamgir II. Muhammad Amin Khan was appointed wazir on the imprisonment of Abdullah Khan but he died a year after. About this time Amin Khan and Rustam Khan two Mughal gene­rals quarreled and the pursuit of the Sikhs was slackened. 1. In the morning of February 27, 1719 Sayyid Abdullah with Ajit Singh and his own adherents entered the palace and surrounded it and in the meantime Hussain Ali also reached Delhi and with more than thirty thousand men appeared at the gates of the palace. Both Muazzem and Azam hurried towards Agra on hearing the news of their father’s death; Muazzem assuming the imperial title of Bahadur Shah, also known as Shah Alam, on the way near Lahore. Cause of the success of Aurangzeb Rafi-ud-Darajat, Rafi-ud-Daulah 5. Rafi-ud-Darajat, Rafi-ud-Daulah 5. Farrukhsiyar  4. Moazzam, the eldest son claimed the kingdom of Kabul whereas Azam proclaimed the rule of Deccan. The Deccan with its six provinces was given to Nizam-ul-Mulk one of the leaders of the Turani party. I am very sorry that you brought out Alamgir in front of Hazrat Omar Farooq R.A. Will you please bring or ‘produce’ any similarity between the two? On 26 February 1628, Shah Jahan was officially declared the Mughal Emperor, and Aurangzeb returned to live with his parents at Agra Fort, w… Aurangzeb’s three sons fought with each other and became greedy. He was deposed and strangled to death at the instance of Azim-ush-Shan’s son Farrukhsiyar who occupied the throne in 1713. He defeated Kambakhsh in February 1708 and began an exclusive rule with the title of Bahadur Shah l or Shah Alam l. The hostility of Sikhs in the age of Bahadur Shah l aggravated because of the policies of Aurangzeb, his father and they tuned to a political power named Khalsa from merely a sect of the Hinduism. Kindly cast even a cursory glance at the History of India written by Jadoo Nath Sarkar and Urdu book “Ahed e A’alumgiri pur eik nazar” by Allamah Shibli no’mani. The Successors of Aurangzeb Alamgir. Death of Aurangzeb in 1707 brought a steady decline of the Mughal Empire as no remarkable successor ascended the throne and the Empire slipped away from the hands of Mughals and went to the very lap of British in the long run. Bahadur Shah (1707-12): A war of succession began in which the last three brothers were killed and Jahandar Shah secured the throne with the help of Zul-Fiqar Khan who became the Prime Minister of the State. His ingratitude to the Sayyid brothers made his removal a necessity for the Sayyids. Aurangzeb rose to power in 1658 in the midst of a bloody war of succession that left two of his brothers dead, a third exiled to Burma, and his father imprisoned. The only important achievement of the reign was the extermination of rebel Sikh Guru Banda. He was succeeded to the throne by his son Akbar II with the empty title of Emperor till 1837. The successors of Aurangzeb proved incapable and degenerate. No Empire could exist under the rule of such rulers. Welcome to HistoryDiscussion.net! No sooner the news of Aurangzeb’s death reached Rajputana Ajit Singh recovered Jodhpur, his ancestral capital by expelling the Mughal garrison there. The new emperor Muhammad Shah though inexperienced and weak was not as feeble and imbecile as his two predecessors. His strict religious policies infuriated the Sikhs, Hindus, and even Christians and their animosity increased manifold than what it was in the ages of his predecessors. Muhammad Shah 6. He commanded troops … Therefore, all proved worthless rulers. But Hussain Ali was murdered on his way to Malwa, seat of Nizam- ul-Mulk. On his ascending the throne Farrukhsiyar appointed Abdullah the wazir of the State and Hus­sain Ah the commander of the army. There was a dispute for the succession to this state, i.e. But Azam did not agree. Jahandar Shah succeeded to access the throne but after a few months Farrukhsiyar snatched his position. Among all four, each of them had proved to a deserving and energetic commander. Amber. The Sikhs reached the suburbs of Lahore where they were halted by the Muslims of Lahore. I don’t know. His father was a governor of Gujarat at that time. succession dispute. Pitiably ignorant or insane. 5. Third Battle of Panipat in 1761fought between Ahmad Shah Durrani and Marathas decided the fate of Marathas at the hands of Ahmad Shah Durrani who was supported by the Muslims. Aurangzeb was born on 14 October 1618, in Dahod, Gujarat.He was the third son and sixth child of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.His father was a governor of Gujarat at that time. Aurangzeb held a number of significant administrative positions during the reign of Shah Jahan. The article above is about successors of Alamgir. Rohilas captured Rohilkhand and Ali Wardi Khan, the governor of Bengal showed his practical independence. His hunger for power, ambition for the Mughal throne, and Shah Jahan’s preference for Dara brought him into rivalry with Dara Shikoh, his eldest sibling, whom Shah Jahan had designated as successor. The clash of interests brought two brothers to the battlefield at Jajau (south of Agra) in 1707. The indomitable Banda, however, did not give any respite to the Mughals. The immediate successor of Aurangzeb was prince Muazzam styled Bahadur Shah-1, who was followed by Jahandar Shah, Farrukhsiyar, Rafi ud-Darajat, Rafi ud-Daulah, Nekusiyar, Muhammad Ibrahim. Ahmad Shah, Aziz-ud-din, Alamgir II, Shah A lam, Akbar II, Bahadur Shah TI. On the 28th Farrukhsiyar who had taken shelter in the harem was dragged out by a contingent of the Afghans with blows and handed over to the minister who blinded him immediately. The rebel Rajput Rajas were pardoned and sent back to their states with lavish presents. The Imperial dynasty came to an end with the death of Bahadur Shah II who was deported to Rangoon by the English in 1858, due to his complicity with the mutineers, where he died in 1862. It is not a game of overnight. I was astonished to go through the ‘article’ containing half-baked truth, a hotch-potch of fiction and facts. Bahadur Shah was forced by circum­stances to buy peace with Ajit Singh and Jay Singh and restored them to the Mughal service. Time is the biggest judge and decisions are made by history on the basis of contributions and consequences not on how the gone people earned livelihood by stichting caps or their work samples are present in museums. Hussain Ali viceroy of the Deccan sought to chastise the Nizam who was suspected of trying to make him supreme in the Deccan. In June 1626, after an unsuccessful rebellion by his father, Aurangzeb and his brother Dara Shikoh were kept as hostages under their grandparents' (Nur Jahan and Jahangir) Lahore court. Renowned historian Jadunath Sarkar describes Mughal emperor Aurangzeb as a man who pushed his divine right to breaking point. Ghulam Hussain, the author of Seir-ul-Mutakherin observes that ‘Young and handsome, and fond of all kinds of pleasures, he addicted himself to an inactive life, which entirely enervated the energy of the emperor’. Good luck to them but please never ever try to hurt the feelings of other scholars and Muslims, thank you. But the disintegrating forces had already assumed such serious proportions that it was not within his power to arrest. The Empire became a tale of the bygone lanes and political and social anarchy encouraged the foreigners to occupy India. The atrocious crime of Imdad-ul-Mulk put Alamgir li s son Shah Alam to great fear and he did not venture to enter Delhi and wandered from place to place and while at Oudh joined Mir Qasim in the battle of Buxar against the English in 1764 after which he lived as a pensioner of the English till his death in 1806. But let it not be forgotten that he ascended the throne at an old age of sixty-two yet he traditions and dignity of the empire left by Aurangzeb were maintained by him throughout his short reign. Banda took position in the fort of Lohgarh wherefrom he gave fight.’ After a prolonged bloody encounter the fort gave in and a spree of senseless massacre and loot was perpetrated by the Mughal army. During this time, Aurangzeb greatly expanded the territory of the Mughal Empire. His younger brother, Rajaram, who succeeded him, faced with a Mughal army that was now on the ascendant, moved his base into the Tamil country, where Shivaji too had earlier kept an… Read More; struggle with Aurangzeb They did not listen to the advice of Aurangzeb who had divided the Empire into three of his sons. After the death of each Mughal emperor, there was a war of succession among his sons and it paved the way for their own downfall. The Mughal empire became a phantom of its former self and ceased to be an all India political unit. Furthermore it lack the continuity of the events and label many blames without providing the references of the authentic historical source. 1. What about Firaun who is present in whole instead of ‘samples’ in museums? It is not how you commanded the army; instead it is how you surrendered to a call of ‘are you with us or against us’ costing very heavily from the coming generations. But soon they discovered a better roi faineant in Roshan Akhtar, a youth of eighteen, son of Jahan Shah the fourth son of Bahadur Shah. Partition of the empire into two or more appanages did not take place. At this juncture Nadir Shah dealt a mortal blow to the Delhi Empire. Between 1707 and 1719, the Mughal empire had lost most of its vitality after a series of weak emperors, wars of succession and machinations of members of the nobility. The Sun of Mughals set after centuries. The son of Jahandar Shah was made the King as Alamgir ll by Ghazi-ud-Din, one of the nobles of Delhi. Murad Bakhsh, who was imprisoned earlier was also charged of murder and killed by Aurangzeb. Known as the “heedless king”, Bahadur Shah l could not control the Sikhs revolting and fighting against him till his death in February 1712. Bajji Rao died in 1740 and his son came into influence and their rule stayed till 1818. Freed from the remaining contender for the throne Bahadur Shah returned to Rajputana in 1710. Another cause of Mughal downfall was the weak successors of Aurangzeb. Nor was it one of the major reasons. Division of the empire was a bargaining point, nothing more. Mughal emperor Aurangzeb died in 1707 after a 49-year reign without officially declaring a crown prince. Jahandar Shah 3. Throughout the struggle, Aurangzeb was concerned about Dara’s political manoeuvres. That sealed the fate of the Empire. Indian History, Mughal Empire, Kings, Aurangzeb, Successors, Successors of Aurangzeb. If they had been intelligent and brilliant, they could have stopped the decline that set in during the Reign of Aurangzeb. But Banda’s timely departure from the fort made the Mughal victory fruitless. Bahadur Shah had a mild and calm temper, great dignity of behaviour, was learned and generous to a fault. He was by far the ablest man in the entire State and rose to foremost position which he retained till his death in 1748. The Marathas’ sway came to an end. They could not check the disintegration of the empire.The absence of the law of primogeniture was another cause for the downfall of the empire. Instead of providing the historical information of the successors of the Aurangzeb it is more focused on acts and policies of Aurangzeb himself. Dara’s artillery and his soldiers could not compete with the superior artillery of Aurangzeb. Nothing but sword could decide the issue. The Jats be­came independent near Agra, the Marathas established their power on a vast expanse of territories, the Ruhelas founded the State of Ruhelkhand in the north Gangetic plain, the Sikhs became active in the Punjab. The traders to India became the master of India in the long run. Consequently, he left an enmity as his legacy besides the traditional war of accession after he breathed his last. Muazzem proposed an amicable settle­ment of their claims on the line their father’s suggestion. Academia.edu is a platform for academics to share research papers. He persecuted and tormented the leaders of other religions especially Sikhs to forcibly make them embrace Islam. Though Aurangzeb had left his will for the division of the Empire among his sons but their lust for the whole empire made them wage against one another. He was in confinement before raised to the throne but he was no better now than he was prisoner in hands of his wazir Imdad-ul-Mulk. Successors of Mughal: Detailed Overview The death of Aurangzeb led the foundation of decline of the mighty Mughal Emperor and it was happen … He served (1636–44, 1653–58) as viceroy of the Deccan but was constantly at odds with his father and his eldest brother, Dara Shikoh, the heir apparent. Traditional and newly coherent social groups in northern and western India, such as the Marathas, Rajputs, Hindu Jats, Pashtuns, and Sikhs, gained military and governing ambitions during Mughal rule, which, through collaboration or opposition, gave them both recognition and military experience. Freed from his most formidable rival Bahadur Shah lived in peace in Agra till November of the same year but had to hurry towards Rajputana where troubles brewed up. In many respects, Aurangzeb was a remarkable man. Aurangzeb has always been portrayed as the most hated Mughal Emperor in Indian history. Abdullah was more a sol­dier and less of an administrator; as such the whole burden of administration both civil and military fell on Hussain Ali. on January 26, 2012 Content Guidelines 2. Even before Babur formed the Mughal Empire, the Timurids were known for their succession wars. Har Guru Gobind Singh inherited the deep devotion of his ancestors who was tortured to death by Aurangzeb. With his victory in the war of succession, Aurangzeb became the Emperor in 1658. Peshwa, generally known as Bhao Sahab, marched towards Delhi in 1760 and occupied Delhi on August 2 and looted the royal palace. Bahadur Shah had to leave for Deccan where Kam Baksh was raising an army. His reign lasted for 49 years from 1658 until his death in 1707. Bahadur Shah 2. The empire now extended to the districts round Delhi. Bahadur Shah 2. Forts in India: 5 Magnificent Ancient Forts in India, Mosques in India: 15 Ancient Mosques in India. History takes its courses through centuries. The Sayyid brothers although powerful at court had antagonized many and parti­cularly the antagonism of the Turani nobles as also their own dissensions undermined their power. Ahmad Shah Durrani sacked Delhi in 1756 killing thousands of soldiers and unarmed people. Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad also known as Aurangzeb or by his title Alamgir was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire.He ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent through Islamic Sharia. Nizam-ul-Mulk was then appointed wazir by Muhammad Shah. In his absence in the Deccan Ajit Singh and Jay Singh joined the Maharana Amar Singh of Mewar in a joint resis­tance to the Mughals. It’s a pity that majority of the historians can not keep themselves neutral and they describe the events influenced by their own personal faith and perspectives. The four sons of Shahjahan namely, Shah Shuja, Aurangzeb, Dara Shikoh and Murad Bux took part in it. So be careful in your criticism. 1. Succession wars made the situation even worse. It is rather surprising how the fragment of the Empire continued till 1857. On the death of Guru Govind in 1708 an imposter called Banda who resembled Guru Govind was passed for Guru Govind himself miraculously revived to life, to lead the Sikhs in a war of indepen­dence against the Mughals. Deccan came under the governorship of Chin Kalich Khan, the son of Aurangzeb’s officer and Oudh went to the hands of Saadat Khan who claimed Oudh. Muhammad Shah 6. His three sons Bahadur Shah I, Muhammad Azam Shah, and Muhammad Kam Bakhsh fought each other for the throne. After Aurangzeb, the Mughal Empire functionally breathed its last though it continued till the War of Independence in 1857. Province after province, the Deccan, Oudh and Bengal slipped out of imperial control. Abdus-Samad Khan to Lahore, Raja Jay Singh Sawai to Malwa, Sayyid Khan Jahan to Ajmer; the viceroyalties of Multan and Bihar were retained by the Sayyid brothers which they governed through deputies. Baha­dur Shah died when the situation was not fully advantageous to the Mughals (Dec. 1712). The truth is that such succession wars were very common in the Mughal Empire. The War of Succession & Aurangzeb’s Victory Shamat Khan was placed in charge of Gujarat, and Bengal was formally given to Mir Jumla but its former revenue minister Murshid Quli Khan now called Ja’far Khan Nasiri was ordered to govern as Mir Jumla’s deputy. Balaji Viswanath, a Hindu Brahman who was entrusted as Peshwa in 1714 by Shahu Raja, was followed by his son Bajji Rao who enjoyed high status in the Maratha government. As Far­rukhsiyar was cowardly, feeble and incapable of doing either good or evil, the Sayyid brothers took full advantage of the situation. He was pious without bigotry and possessed a power of self-control. Kam Baksh was defeated near Hyderabad and the wound received by him in the battle caused his death early in 1708. But the way in which he was removed and treated was unduly harsh. The deposition of Farrukhsiyar may not be called wrong but the way in which the whole thing was done was excessively harsh and monstrously cruel. Marathas under Ragoba, the younger son of Bajji Rao conquered Punjab. Aurangzeb: His character. This article throws light on the six successors of Aurangzeb: They are. Jandahar was not destined to enjoy his life for long. I am afraid you haven’t read the personality in the artcile sitting on throne and his contribution to the succession and on top of that, his legacy left behind. He was born on 3rd November, [ ]. Disclaimer Copyright, History Discussion - Discuss Anything About History, Political Conditions During the Mughal Empire | Indian History, Successors of Firuz Shah | Tughluq Dynasty | Indian History, Later Mughals and Disintegration of the Mughal Empire in India. The sons of Muazzam also fought with each other. His attempt to get rid of the wazir led to his murder. Rafi-ud-Darajat (1719-19): Rafi-ud-Daulah (1719): 6. “The attack on the Rajputs begun by Aurangzeb inflicted on the Mughal empire a deep and draining wound which was never healed through superficially covered at times”. 10 Main Events of Reign of Aurangzeb – Explained! From 1636 Aurangzeb held a number of important appointments, in all of which he distinguished himself. Aurangzeb, emperor of India from 1658 to 1707, ... who was designated by their father as his successor to the throne. It may be pointed out in all fairness to the Sayyid brothers that the treatment Farrukhsiyar received from them was no more harsh than what he himself had meted out to the Sayyid brothers. Will you please tell me who succeeded him? There was a verbal encounter between Sayyid Abdullah and the emperor inside the palace and all sorts of wild rumor spread in the city putting it into utter confusion and skirmishes. Our mission is to provide an online platform to help students to discuss anything and everything about history. Most of them were addicted to wine and women. Nader Shah was killed in 1747 and was followed by Ahmad Khan titled as Ahmad Shah Durrani or Ahmad Shah Abdali who invaded Punjab in 1748 but was hit back by the army of Prince Ahmad.  Mohammad Shah died in 1748 and Ahmad Shah Durrani captured Punjab. Ajit Singh was defeated and was obliged to make his submission to the emperor who not only pardoned him but made him a mansabdar of 3500 and conferred on him the title of Maha­raja. Keep on writing. The war of succession which took place among the four sons of Shahjahan during his lifetime. I’ll wait for your reply based on solid refrerrences and not ‘hotch-potch’, low-price emotional slogans, and half-baked- research. Bahadur Shah died on February 27, 1712 at Lahore where all his four sons Muiz-ud-din Jahandar Shah, Azim-ush-shan, Rafi-ush-Shan and Jahan Shah were present. Another son of Rafi-us-Shan Rafi-ud-Daulah was placed on the throne by the Sayyid brothers who sought to rule the country through imperial puppets. in History, Muslim Rule in India Aurangzeb’s War of Succession (1556-58): Causes, Interpretations, Course and Consequences. In June 1626, after an unsuccessful rebellion by his father, Aurangzeb and his brother Dara Shikoh were kept as hostages under their grandparents' (Nur Jahan and Jahangir) Lahore court. Bahadur Shah placed Bejay Singh as the successor and marched to­wards Jodhpur. Jahandar Shah 3. The king-makers, the Sayyid brothers Abdullah and Hussain Ali now raised Rafi-ud-Darajat son of Rafi-us-Shan on the throne. T hat Aurangzeb’s orthodoxy and his dedication to his beliefs was personal rather than a matter for political interference is evident in his reactions and responses during the war of succession of 1658, a quadrangular conflict between Dara, Shuja, Aurangzeb, and Murad. ADVERTISEMENTS: Life Aurangzeb, who won the war of succession, ascended the throne in He killed all his three brothers one by one and imprisoned his father Shahjahan at Agra. The succession crisis reaffirmed the unity of the empire and the authority of the victorious Timurid monarch. One party depict a person to be the devil and the other portray him as a saint. What legacy he left? The successors of Aurangzeb were very weak. History is not defined by how many hujjs you had in your life when you were a ruler. This is not the case of ‘blaming a ‘Muslim brother’ just to be displayed as ‘enlightened and secular’ and ‘progressive Muslim. Historically, two personalities in Islamic history had made the matter extremely difficult for their successors due to their unblemished and immaculate services to Islam and mankind, one was Hadhrath Omer Farooq e Azam R.A and other one was Mohiyuddin Aurang Zeb A’alamgir R.A. Aurang Zeb’s edicts and royal decrees can still be found and seen in the museums whereby he granted large amounts of money and lands for the maintenance of Hindu temples and their other holy places. The fallen emperor was put into the prison for two months after which he was strangled to death. After Aurangzeb, no Mughal emperor rightly deserved to be an emperor. Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment. Shah Jahan had several sons, to whom he gave the governorship of a province. Though, Shuja and Murad had made a mark for bravery, but were inactive and ease-loving. Farrukhsiyar was feeble, false, cowardly and contemptible, and it is impossible to either admire or regret him, says Irvine. Jandahar Shah spent his time at Delhi in pleasure and merry-making with his concubine Lai Kumari and under infatuation with her he in­dulged in every kind of mad freak and base enjoyment, while Lai Kumari sought to imitate Nur Jahan, the famous queen of Jahangir. He was followed by four sons: Azam, Moazzam, Akbar and Kambakhsh who were waiting to fell upon the throne. Before sharing your knowledge on this site, please read the following pages: 1. What did he add to a great empire? Death of Aurangzeb in 1707 brought a steady decline of the Mughal Empire as no remarkable successor ascended the throne and the Empire slipped away from the hands of Mughals and went to the very lap of British in the long run. Azam Shah declared himself successor to the throne, but was defeated in … He occupied Lahore, Kabul, Peshawar, Sindh, and Ghazni justifying that the rebel Afghans took a shelter in India.The Battle of Karnal on February 13, 1739, proved to be the decisive war between Mughals and Nader Shah. Victory at one particular time turns into defeat in the long run. Aurangzeb was born on 4 November 1618, in Dahod, Gujarat. But desultory fighting continued and the Sikhs were on the whole pre­dominant and the north-western road from Delhi was effectively closed by the Sikhs. The journey between 1526 and 1767 leaves us in the world of victory over the rebels and expansion of the Mughal Empire on one hand and the worst dismay in the later years on the other. …to his son and successor, Sambhaji, who was captured and executed by the Mughals in the late 1680s. Unfortunately, most of them were worthless they were busy in their luxuries and intrigues and did nothing to remedy the evils that had crept into the Mughal Polity. Tagged with: featured The Successors of Aurangzeb Alamgir, The article is not according to it’s title. They later Mughals fell an easy prey to the intrigues from within and the foreigners who took advantage of their weaknesses and internal conflicts. Banda defeated the Mughal comman­dant at Sonpat, sacked the town of Sadhaura, killed the commandant of Sirhind. I just feel sorry for you. In addition to his duty as deputy governor of Bengal Mur­shid Quli was also made the governor of Orissa. Four unable sons, pieces in museums, or anarchy? Nadir Shah (Nadir Qoli Beg), the King of Iran came into power seeing the anarchy in Iran and threw Hussain, the Persian ruler out of throne in 1736. Chaos of temporary pleasures with music, women, eunuchs, and other luxuries took the Mughal Empire to the abysmal darkness where they could only imagine their grand and glorious past. 4 Comments. Weakness of Shah Jahan: In spite of the fact that Shah Jahan had … Peacock Throne, artillery, elephants, treasury, and the booty went into the hands of Nader Shah. But the change of circumstances after the fall of the Sayyid brothers did not in any way help the emperor to increase his power. Problems of Succession ... Aurangzeb, and Murad, had been carefully trained for government and in the art of warfare. He did not prove to be a docile agent of the Sayyid brothers and found many who did not like the Sayyid brothers’ high-handed rule for the past seven years of their power. The very capacity of the princes made the problem of succession more difficult, and threatened to … Zul- Fiqar Khan, a leader of the Irani party brought all the three brothers by a secret arrangement to stand against Azim-ush-Shan and to di­vide the empire between themselves with Zul-Fiqar as the common minister. The hard-earned Empire was handed over to Nader Shah by the incapable rulers of the last phase. Alamgir R.A ? Shah Jahan fell ill in 1657, when Aurangzeb was in his late 30s, and a war of succession ensued among the four adult princes. But he was suffering from consumption and died in the very year of his accession (1719). 4. There was also the third son, Aurangzeb, … Murad also became friendly with Aurangzeb. Farrukhsiyar 4. But he had no idea of statesmanship and mistook statesmanship to be ability to let mat- tears drift, without facing the issues promptly and courageously. The next emperor Ahmad Shah, son of Muhammad Shah ascended the throne in 1748. The Puritan King Aurangzeb died in 1707 and after his death the throne of Delhi passed in the hands of 8 Mughal rulers by 1719. The most important and ablest of the emperor’s supporters and ene­mies of the Sayyids was Nizam-ul-Mulk of the Deccan. Superior artillery of Aurangzeb: Aurangzeb had appointed several Europeans in his artillery division. He assumed the name Muhammad Shah on being placed on the throne after Rafi-ud-Daulah died on September 17, 1719. New viceroys were sent to many provinces, e.g. Posted on April 26, 2020 by nadeemrezavi. 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