Question

Aurangzeb died in_____.
A. 1701
B. 1704
C. 1705
D. 1707

Answer 1

Hint: Aurangzeb was the last powerful Mughal emperor. He ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for 49 years. He was the harshest and staunch believer of Sunni faith of Islam. He died in the period when the Mughal Empire was declining.

Complete answer:Aurangzeb was the sixth Mughal emperor who ruled over the entire Indian subcontinent. He touched towers in terms of wealth as, under his reign, India became the world's largest economy and biggest manufacturing power. He was famous for his religious faith. He introduced the Jizya tax, a military tax on non - Muslims, discriminatory taxes on Hindu merchants at the rate of 5% in comparison to Muslim merchants - 2.5 % and other policies on Islamic ethics. He even demolished Indian temples and executed his elder brother Dara Shikoh, Maratha king Sambhaji and the Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur. Unlike other Mughal emperors, he did not enjoy a luxurious life nor supported art and architecture. In his reign, Hindus rose to represent 31.6 % of Mughal nobility, the highest in Mughal era. He was the orthodox Muslim ruler who wanted to make Islam a dominant force in his reign. He did not follow the secular-religious viewpoints of his predecessors. He was appointed viceroy of Deccan in 1636. He died in 1707 without declaring a crown prince and his sons later fought for the throne.
Looking at the options given:
Option A, B and C are incorrect because from 1701 to 1705 he faced Sikh opposition when Guru Gobind Singh accused him of cruelty and betraying Islam.

Thus, Option D is the correct answer as in 1707 he died at his military camp in Bhingar near Ahmednagar.

Note: It was believed that he demolished temples but historians criticized it by claiming that his destruction of temples has been exaggerated and noted that he also built temples and paid for the maintenance.