6th Emperor of the Mughal dynasty, and highly controversial, even to this day. Unlike his five predecessors, who had been more or less tolerant of their Hindu subjects, Aurangzeb was a Muslim fundamentalist. He persecuted the Hindus and other non-muslims and destroyed many Temples. A great conquerer, he came closer to anyone else to uniting the entire Subcontinent under a single yoke. However his nonstop wars left his Empire exhausted, and the disintegration set in even before his death.
Quite unlike his famous father, he took ancient Islamic teachings about grave monuments very seriously. He paid for his grave out of money he earned stitching caps by hand and selling them at the bazaar. His grave is an empty frame of marble only three fingers high surrounding bare earth, which is often found to be planted with flowers and weeds. The total cost was 14 Rupees and change, not accounting for inflation. The site was not even fenced in until the early 20th Century by Viceroy Lord Curzon, who was scandalized by the tomb's simplicity.
Quite unlike his famous father, he took ancient Islamic teachings about grave monuments very seriously. He paid for his grave out of money he earned stitching caps by hand and selling them at the bazaar. His grave is an empty frame of marble only three fingers high surrounding bare earth, which is often found to be planted with flowers and weeds. The total cost was 14 Rupees and change, not accounting for inflation. The site was not even fenced in until the early 20th Century by Viceroy Lord Curzon, who was scandalized by the tomb's simplicity.
6th Emperor of the Mughal dynasty, and highly controversial, even to this day. Unlike his five predecessors, who had been more or less tolerant of their Hindu subjects, Aurangzeb was a Muslim fundamentalist. He persecuted the Hindus and other non-muslims and destroyed many Temples. A great conquerer, he came closer to anyone else to uniting the entire Subcontinent under a single yoke. However his nonstop wars left his Empire exhausted, and the disintegration set in even before his death.
Quite unlike his famous father, he took ancient Islamic teachings about grave monuments very seriously. He paid for his grave out of money he earned stitching caps by hand and selling them at the bazaar. His grave is an empty frame of marble only three fingers high surrounding bare earth, which is often found to be planted with flowers and weeds. The total cost was 14 Rupees and change, not accounting for inflation. The site was not even fenced in until the early 20th Century by Viceroy Lord Curzon, who was scandalized by the tomb's simplicity.
Quite unlike his famous father, he took ancient Islamic teachings about grave monuments very seriously. He paid for his grave out of money he earned stitching caps by hand and selling them at the bazaar. His grave is an empty frame of marble only three fingers high surrounding bare earth, which is often found to be planted with flowers and weeds. The total cost was 14 Rupees and change, not accounting for inflation. The site was not even fenced in until the early 20th Century by Viceroy Lord Curzon, who was scandalized by the tomb's simplicity.
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