Aurangzeb

English

Etymology

From Classical Persian ‎ (awrang-zēb, literally “Ornament of the Throne”).

Proper noun

Aurangzeb

(historical) Muhyi'd-Din Muhammad (1618–1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years.

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