Question

How was Auranzeb's rule different from his predecessors?

Answer 1

Unlike his predecessors, Aurangzeb wanted that the sharia or Islamic law to be followed everywhere and the practices against the Islam rules, such as the consumption of alcohol and gambling, to be disallowed in the public. Unlike his predecessors, his reign was marked by austerity. The monumental architecture that characterised the reigns of Akbar and Shah Jahan, including the Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri, the Taj Mahal and Shahjahanabad, held little interest for Aurangzeb, and similarly the musicians who had adorned the courts of his predecessors were dismissed.