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Aurangzeb- The Truth is Some where In-between
by kanakadurga murali on Feb 17, 2007 09:27 PM
Aurangzeb who ascended the throne in the last days of the mughal empire attempted many reforms.
He banned Sati, widow immolation on husband%u2019s pyre, abolished cultivation of opium, gambling, alcohol and prostitution.
He also abolished rahdari (inland transport duty) and octroi.
Surprisingly he also banned cow slaughter.
However he re-imposed the Jaziya tax that had been cancelled a hundred years ago.
He destroyed some temples and closed down others. But he gave money to restore other temples and gave running expenses to still others.
He did not interfere with the celebration of private religious Hindu worship, or the teaching of religion by Hindu priests.
Personally he was brave and industrious and lived a life of simplicity and purity.
The well-known poet Iqbal called him the %u201Cfirst exponent of Muslim nationalism in the Indian sub-continent.%u201D
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