5. Moral Man and Leader

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations viii
4. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
5. Note on Scholarly Conventions xi
6. Time Line xii
7. 1. Introducing Aurangzeb 1
8. 2. Early Years 17
9. 3. The Grand Arc of Aurangzeb’s Reign 37
10. 4. Administrator of Hindustan 49
11. 5. Moral Man and Leader 66
12. 6. Overseer of Hindu Religious Communities 78
13. 7. Later Years 89
14. 8. Aurangzeb’s Legacy 101
15. Postscript: A Note on Reading Medieval Persian Texts 109
16. Bibliographical Essay 111
17. Notes 117
18. Index 131