Editing Aurangzeb (section)

====Relations with the Safavid dynasty====
[[Safavid Iran]] and the Mughal Empire had long clashed over Kandahar, an outpost on the distant frontier of their two empires. Control of the city swung back and forth.{{sfn|Matthee|2012|pp=122-124}} Aurangzeb led two unsuccessful campaigns to recapture it 1649 and 1652. Mughal attempts died down after 1653 amidst internal rivalries.{{sfn|Matthee|2012|pp=124-125}}{{sfn|Farooqi|1989|p=60}}

Upon ascending the throne, Aurangzeb was eager to obtain diplomatic recognition from the Safavids to bolster the legitimacy of his rule. [[Abbas II of Persia]] sent an embassy in 1661. Aurangzeb received the ambassador warmly and they exchanged gifts.{{sfn|Farooqi|1989|pp=58-59}} A return embassy sent by Aurangzeb to Persia in 1664 was poorly treated. Tensions over Kandahar rose again. There were cross border raids, but hostilities subsided after Abbas II's death in 1666.{{sfn|Matthee|2012|p=126}}

Aurangzeb's rebellious son, [[Muhammad Akbar (Mughal prince)|Prince Akbar]], sought refuge with [[Suleiman I of Persia]]. Suleiman rescued him from the [[Imam]] of [[Musqat]], but refused to assist him in any military adventures against Aurangzeb.{{sfn|Matthee|2012|p=136}}