Aurangzeb vs. Firishta
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Aurangzeb
1618 – 1707
Alamgir I, commonly known by the title Aurangzeb, was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707. Under his reign, the Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent, with territory spanning nearly the entirety of the Indian subcontinent.
"'The fall and capture of Bijapur was similarly solemnized though here the destruction of temples was delayed for several years, probably till 1698."
Firishta
1570 – 1611
Firishta or Ferešte, full name Muhammad Qasim Hindu Shah Astarabadi, was a Persian historian, who later settled in India and served the Deccan Sultans as their court historian. He was born in 1570 and died between 1611 and 1623.
"“The author of the history of Mahmood Shah relates, that in the year AH 872 , the King saw the holy Prophet in a dream, who presented before him a magnificent b…"
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