Question

Why did historianns divide aurangzebs rule into two phases?

Answer 1

Aurangzeb, who won the war of succession, ascended the throne in 1658. He ascended the throne in 1658 at the age of just 40 years. He ruled for long 50 years which was up to the end of 1707. During his long reign, the Mughal empire reached its territorial climax.

Answer 2

The Mughals had for the most part been tolerant of non-Muslims, allowing them to practice their customs and religion without too much interference. Though certain Muslim laws had been in place during earlier reigns—prohibitions against Hindu temples, for example, or on the tax on non-Muslims (the Jizyah), enforcement by earlier emperors had been lax, encouraging a political tolerance toward non-Muslims.