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Was Aurangzeb's rule a success or the root of Mughal decline?

Asked in 3 years · 2005–2014Appears in:History of Pakistan & India
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This debate All debatesIn shortPositionsNewsPast questions (3)Same themeWas the Aligarh Movement the real foundation of Pakistan, or mainly an educational reform?Was the Two-Nation Theory a reaction to events or an inherent Muslim identity?Was East Pakistan lost mainly through internal failure or foreign intervention?

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war of succession, religious and Deccan policies, achievements, failures, and his share in the empire's decline
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2014 · CSS History of Pakistan & India · Take a positionHow would you evaluate Aurangzeb Alamgir as a ruler? Discuss in length his successes and failures to support your viewpoint. Outline it
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2014
CSS · History of Pakistan & India · Take a position

How would you evaluate Aurangzeb Alamgir as a ruler? Discuss in length his successes and failures to support your viewpoint.

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2006
CSS · History of Pakistan & India · Discuss

"The war of succession among the sons of Shah Jehan was in fact, war between the two ideologies." Comment and account for the success of Aurangzeb Alamgir.

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2005
CSS · History of Pakistan & India · Discuss

Discuss the career and character of Aurangzeb Alamgir. Where did he falter?

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