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Mughal
A militaristic, controversial Mughal emperor who expanded the Empire to its largest territorial extent in the second half of the 17th century. In The Moonstone, Aurungzebe (conventionally spelled Aurangzeb) steals the Moonstone from Benares in the 18th century.
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Aurungzebe Term Timeline in The Moonstone
The timeline below shows where the term Aurungzebe appears in The Moonstone. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Prologue: The Storming of Seringapatam: Chapter 2
...generations of men.” Their descendants did this until the 18th century, when the Mughal emperor Aurungzebe ordered the new Benares temple pillaged and the Moonstone stolen. The next generations of priests...
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