Question

Which policy of Aurangazeb was not liked by his subjects? Describe this policy.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Fanatic Religious Policy of Aurangzeb:

The general view of historians is that Aurangzeb entirely reversed the policy of religious toleration followed by Akbar and it resulted in serious revolts among the Hindus.

In the words of Lane-Poole, “For the first time in their history, the Mughals beheld a rigid Muslim in their emperor—a Muslim as sternly repressible of himself as of his people around him, a king who was prepared to stake his throne for sake of his faith.

Answer 2

Answer:

The general view of historians is that Aurangzeb entirely reversed the policy of religious toleration followed by Akbar and it resulted in serious revolts among the Hindus.

Explanation:

Aurangzeb again introduced the jizyah (or the poll tax) (it was abolished by Akbar). According to the shara, in a Muslim state, the payment of jizyah was obligatory, for the non-Muslims. Aurangzeb, in fact, did not try to change the nature of the state, but reasserted its fundamentally Islamic character.