Why and in what way did the jagirdars violate Aurangzeb’s orders towards the end of his rule?
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Aurangzeb Becomes the Emperor
In the year 1658, Emperor Shahjahan fell seriously
ill. Everyone thought that he would die in a few
days. He had four sons - Dara, Aurangzeb, Shuja
and Murad. All four brothers wanted to succeed
to the throne. Shahjahan declared his eldest son
Dara as his successor. But the other three sons
refused to accept this. Each of them marched with
their armies towards Agra, the capital, to seize the
Mughal throne. A number of battles took place
between the brothers and in the end it was
Aurangzeb who emerged successful.
However, his father recovered from his illness.
Although Shahjahan lived on for another 12
years, Aurangzeb declared himself to be the
emperor and kept his father in prison till his
death. Aurangzeb had to face a lot of criticism
for doing this.
Explain the meaning of these words:
(a) successor
(b) seizing the throne
(c) criticism
Uprisings of Peasants and Zamindars
and Decline in Revenue
Like all other emperors Aurangzeb too had his share
of problems. One big problem was from the
peasants and zamindars. As you know, the Jat
peasants and zamindars around Agra and Bayana
had started rebelling. Such uprisings were now
taking place in many parts of the empire.
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