This man's first major battle was the Siege of Orchha in 1635, after which his father gave him a sword from which he took his regnal name. He convinced his youngest brother, Murad Baksh, to stake claim to the throne, and ostensibly supported him against the forces of his eldest brother, whom he defeated at the Battle of Deorai. This king's aforementioned brother was Dara Shikoh, and he created a code of Islamic law called the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri. He reinstated the jizya tax on non-Muslims abolished by Akbar. He killed Tegh Bahadur when the latter refused to convert to Islam, drawing the antagonism of that man's son, Gobind Singh, the last Sikh guru. For 10 points, name this son of Shah Jahan, a Mughal emperor who brought the empire to its gre
This man's first major battle was the Siege of Orchha in 1635, after which his father gave him a sword from which he took his regnal name. He convinced his youngest brother, Murad Baksh, to stake claim to the throne, and ostensibly supported him against the forces of his eldest brother, whom he defeated at the Battle of Deorai. This king's aforementioned brother was Dara Shikoh, and he created a code of Islamic law called the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri. He reinstated the jizya tax on non-Muslims abolished by Akbar. He killed Tegh Bahadur when the latter refused to convert to Islam, drawing the antagonism of that man's son, Gobind Singh, the last Sikh guru. For 10 points, name this son of Shah Jahan, a Mughal emperor who brought the empire to its greatest extent.
This man's first major battle was the Siege of Orchha in 1635, after which his father gave him a sword from which he took his regnal name.
Aurangzeb [or Abul Muzaffar Muhy-ud-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir; accept Alamgir I until his name is mentioned in the law code and prompt thereafter]