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Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb proper noun: muhyi'd-Din Muhammad (1618–1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years.

Proper noun

Aurangzeb

  1. (historical) Muhyi'd-Din Muhammad (1618–1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years.

Origin of Aurangzeb

From Classical Persian اورنگزیب (awrang-zēb, literally “Ornament of the Throne”).

Questions about Aurangzeb

What does Aurangzeb mean?
Aurangzeb means muhyi'd-Din Muhammad (1618–1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years.
What part of speech is Aurangzeb?
Aurangzeb is a proper noun.

Words near Aurangzeb in the dictionary

  1. Aurand
  2. Aurands
  3. Aurangabad
  4. aurange
  5. auranges
  6. Aurangzeb
  7. auranofin
  8. aurantia
  9. aurantiaceous
  10. aurantiamarin
  11. aurantiamide

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