Editing Aurangzeb (section)

====Architecture====
Aurangzeb was not as involved in architecture as his father. Under Aurangzeb's rule, the position of the Mughal Emperor as chief architectural patron began to diminish. However, Aurangzeb did endow some significant structures. Catherine Asher terms his architectural period as an "Islamization" of [[Mughal architecture]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Asher|first=Catherine B.|title=Architecture of Mughal India|date=1992|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-26728-1|pages=252 & 290|doi=10.1017/chol9780521267281}}</ref> One of the earliest constructions after his accession was a small marble mosque known as the [[Moti Masjid (Delhi)|Moti Masjid]] (Pearl Mosque), built for his personal use in the Red Fort complex of Delhi. He later ordered the construction of the [[Badshahi Mosque]] in Lahore, which is today one of the largest mosques in the Indian subcontinent.<ref>{{cite book |date=2004 |orig-date=First published 1994 as ''Histoire de l'Inde Moderne'' |editor-first=Claude |editor-last=Markovits |title=A History of Modern India, 1480–1950 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzOmy2y0Zh4C |edition=2nd |location=London |publisher=Anthem Press |page=166 |isbn=978-1-84331-004-4}}</ref> The mosque he constructed in Srinagar is still the largest in [[Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Aali Masjid |url=http://www.heritageofkashmir.org/projects/conservation-projects/aali-masjid.html |website=heritageofkashmir.org |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809232839/http://www.heritageofkashmir.org/projects/conservation-projects/aali-masjid.html |archive-date=9 August 2014}}</ref> Aurangzeb had a palace constructed for himself in Aurangabad, which was extant till a few years ago.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sohoni |first=Pushkar |date=2016-12-20 |title=A Tale of Two Imperial Residences: Aurangzeb's Architectural Patronage |url=http://ejournal.uin-malang.ac.id/index.php/JIA/article/view/3514 |journal=Journal of Islamic Architecture |volume=4 |issue=2 |page=63 |doi=10.18860/jia.v4i2.3514 |issn=2356-4644|doi-access=free }}</ref>

Most of Aurangzeb's building activity revolved around mosques, but secular structures were not neglected. The [[Mubarak Manzil (Agra)|Mubarak Manzil]] in Agra served as his riverside residence after his victory at Samugarh.<ref name="wire2025">{{cite web |title=Agra: 17th-Century Mubarak Manzil, Built by Aurangzeb, Reduced to Rubble |url=https://thewire.in/history/agra-17th-century-mubarak-manzil-built-by-aurangzeb-reduced-to-rubble |website=The Wire |date=3 January 2025 |access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref> The Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad, the mausoleum of Rabia-ud-Daurani, was constructed by his eldest son [[Azam Shah]] upon Aurangzeb's decree. Its architecture displays clear inspiration from the Taj Mahal.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Asher|first=Catherine B.|title=Architecture of Mughal India|date=1992|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-26728-1|pages=263–264|doi=10.1017/chol9780521267281}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=World Heritage Sites. Bibi-Ka-Maqbar |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_ellora_bibi.asp |access-date=28 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011201131/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_ellora_bibi.asp |archive-date=11 October 2011 }}</ref> Aurangzeb also provided and repaired urban structures like fortifications (for example a wall around Aurangabad, many of whose [[Gates in Aurangabad|gates]] still survive), bridges, [[caravanserais]], and gardens.<ref name="Asher-1992">{{Cite book|last=Asher|first=Catherine B.|title=Architecture of Mughal India|date=1992|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-26728-1|pages=260–261|doi=10.1017/chol9780521267281}}</ref>

Aurangzeb was more heavily involved in the repair and maintenance of previously existing structures. The most important of these were mosques, both Mughal and pre-Mughal, which he repaired more of than any of his predecessors.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Asher|first=Catherine B.|title=Architecture of Mughal India|date=1992|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-26728-1|pages=255–259|doi=10.1017/chol9780521267281}}</ref> He patronised the ''[[dargahs]]'' of Sufi saints such as [[Bakhtiyar Kaki]], and strived to maintain royal tombs.<ref name="Asher-1992" />

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File:Badshahi Mosque July 1 2005 pic32 by Ali Imran (1).jpg|Seventeenth-century [[Badshahi Masjid]] built by Aurangzeb in Lahore.
File:Aurangabad, Bibi Ka Maqbara, mausoleo per la prima moglie di aurangzaeb Dilras Banu Begum, 1660-69 ca., corpo centrale e minareti 04.jpg|Bibi ka Maqbara.
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