https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-indias-hindu-nationalists-are-using-a-long-dead-emperor-for-anti-muslim-politics
Modi's party denies using the Mughal emperor's name to denigrate Muslims. It also says it is merely trying to out the truth. "India's history has been manipulated and distorted to appease

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-61519088
A Mughal emperor who died more than 300 years ago has become a hot topic of debate in India in recent months. Aurangzeb, often described as the "last effective Mughal emperor" ruled India for

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-06-03/muslim-emperor-aurangzeb-vexes-india-hindu-nationalists
May 2, 2021. Modi's party denies using the Mughal emperor's name to denigrate Muslims. It also says it is merely trying to tell the truth. "India's history has been manipulated and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurangzeb
Early life. Aurangzeb was born in Dahod in c. 1618. His father was Emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658), who hailed from the Mughal house of the Timurid dynasty. The latter was descended from Emir Timur (r. 1370-1405), the founder of the Timurid Empire. Aurangzeb's mother Mumtaz Mahal was the daughter of the Persian nobleman Asaf Khan, who was the youngest son of vizier Mirza Ghiyas.

https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=28067
The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir is one of the most hated men in Indian history. Widely reviled as a religious fanatic who sought to violently oppress Hindus, he is even blamed by some for setting into motion conflicts that would result in the creation of a separate Muslim state in South Asia. In her lively overview of his life and influence, Audrey Truschke offers a clear-eyed perspective

https://southasia.ucla.edu/history-politics/mughals-and-medieval/aurangzeb/
Shortly after the death of Aurangzeb, the Mughal Empire ceased to be an effective force in the political life of India, but it was not until 1857-58, when the Indian Rebellion was crushed and the Emperor Bahadur Shah was put on trial for sedition and treason, that the Mughal Empire was formally rendered extinct.

https://southasia.ucla.edu/history-politics/mughals-and-medieval/aurangzeb/religious-policies/
The historian John F. Richards opines, quite candidly, that "Aurangzeb's ultimate aim was conversion of non-Muslims to Islam. Whenever possible the emperor gave out robes of honor, cash gifts, and promotions to converts. It quickly became known that conversion was a sure way to the emperor's favor" (p. 177). It can scarcely be doubted

https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/12083750
Publisher's summary. The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir is one of the most hated men in Indian history. Widely reviled as a religious fanatic who sought to violently oppress Hindus, he is even blamed by some for setting into motion conflicts that would result in the creation of a separate Muslim state in South Asia.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Akbar
Akbar (born October 15?, 1542, Umarkot [now in Sindh province, Pakistan]—died c. October 25, 1605, Agra, India) was the greatest of the Mughal emperors of India.He reigned from 1556 to 1605 and extended Mughal power over most of the Indian subcontinent.In order to preserve the unity of his empire, Akbar adopted programs that won the loyalty of the non-Muslim populations of his realm.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/13/who-is-muhammad-aurangzeb-the-man-tasked-with-fixing-pakistans-economy
Islamabad, Pakistan — When Pakistan's 19-member new cabinet took oath on March 11, one man stood out in the lineup: Muhammad Aurangzeb, a political outsider tasked with the challenge of

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/aurangzeb-uddhav-thackeray-prakash-ambedkar-hoarding-mumbai-maharashtra-shiv-sena-bjp-12776312.html
The Aurangzeb poster. The controversial posters were reportedly put up on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. Printed on it was a message in Marathi, which can be loosely translated to, "Prakash Ambedkar is dancing to Aurangzeb's tune and Uddhav Thackeray is backing it" with the hashtag "Uddhav Thackeray for Aurangzeb".

https://southasia.ucla.edu/history-politics/mughals-and-medieval/aurangzeb/communalization-of-history/
In the debate over the nature of the Indian past, then, particularly with respect to Hindu-Muslim relations, Akbar and Aurangzeb were to become, as they still are, iconic figures. Notes: [1] Tara Chand, History of the Freedom Movement , 4 vols (New Delhi: Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Publications Division, 1961

https://time.com/6247963/indias-modi-urges-his-hindu-nationalist-party-to-not-discriminate-against-muslims/
Since his re-election in 2019, Modi revoked Article 370 of the constitution that granted special autonomous status to India's only Muslim-majority state, Jammu and Kashmir, and approved a

https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/india-akbar-great-mughal-emperor-template-religious-tolerance-today
In a famous anecdote, the Mughal Emperor Akbar holds court with representatives of the major religions, who each take turns to make the case for their faith being the correct one.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/15/attack-on-a-dream-muslims-in-fear-as-india-democracy-turns-75
By Valay Singh. 15 Aug 2022. New Delhi, India - As India celebrates 75 years of independence, the country's Muslims and other minorities say they find themselves in a state of siege. Ruled by

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/18/1028734502/next-afghanistan-leader-taliban-haibatullah-baradar
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Relative to Akhundzada, Baradar, who most experts assume will be the de facto leader of the Taliban, is much better known. At 52 or 53 years of age, he's the Taliban's

https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/01/opinions/allahu-akbar-meaning/index.html
They are words that he now uses in prayer. Contrary to what many people seem to think, the words "Allahu Akbar" simply mean "God is greater.". It is a powerful declaration used by Muslims

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majlis-e_Ahrar-e_Islam
Majlis-e Ahrar-e Islam (Urdu: مجلس احرارلأسلام), also known in short as Ahrar, is a religious Muslim political party in the Indian subcontinent that was formed during the British Raj (prior to the Partition of India) on 29 December 1929 at Lahore.. The group became composed of Indian Muslims inspired by and supporting the Khilafat Movement, which cleaved closer to the Congress

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh_Movement
The Aligarh Movement was the push to establish a modern system of Western-style scientific education for the Muslim population of British India, during the later decades of the 19th century. The movement's name derives from the fact that its core and origins lay in the city of Aligarh in Central India and, in particular, with the foundation of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875.

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/14/1055640617/extremists-in-pakistan-have-been-emboldened-by-the-talibans-success-in-afghanist
RUWITCH: When the Afghan Taliban seized power in August, it freed thousands of prisoners, including senior members of the TTP. Mohsin Dawar represents North Waziristan in Pakistan's parliament.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/10/what-does-political-upheaval-in-pakistan-mean-for-the-world
The country of more than 220 million people lies between Afghanistan to the west, China to the north-east and India to the east, making it of vital strategic importance.. Since coming to power in

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Aurangzeb
Muhammad Aurangzeb (born 1964) is a Pakistani banker who currently serving as the Minister of Finance for Pakistan since 11 March 2024. [1] [2] He previously served as the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of Habib Bank Limited from February 2018 to March 2024.

https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Allahu_Akbar_(God_is_Greater)
3 / 4. The phrase Allahu Akbar (الله أكبر) is a common phrase used by Muslims in various situations, including the Salah (obligatory five prayers a day) and has even been used in the past by some non-Muslims as a show of support or in reference to the common Abrahamic god. It is widely conflated with the Muslims who shout it whilst