New Delhi:
Politics in the country is hot in the name of Mughal ruler Aurangzeb. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb located in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar should be removed. He has also said that this work should be done under the purview of law. He said that the previous Congress government had handed over Aurangzeb’s tomb to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Udayanraje Bhosle, a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and BJP MP from Satara, had also demanded the removal of Aurangzeb’s tomb. This is not the first time whether Aurangzeb’s tomb is being sought or being demanded. Let’s know where Aurangzeb’s tomb is and how old is the controversy.
Where is Aurangzeb’s tomb made
Aurangzeb’s full name was Abdul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir. He was born in 1618. He died at the age of 87 in 1707 in Ahmednagar. Aurangzeb spent about 37 years of his life in Aurangabad. This was also a reason for his Aurangabad love. He built his wife’s tomb Bibi’s tomb in Aurangabad. Bibi’s tomb is also called the crown of the Deccan. He was buried in Khuldabad, 25 km from Aurangabad. Aurangzeb used to sew caps for his expenses. He wrote in the will that the money he has earned through his hard work, the same money should be made a tomb and take care of simplicity in it. Aurangzeb’s son Azam Shah built his tomb in Khuldabad.
After the film ‘Chhava’ in February this year, the controversy over Aurangzeb has increased further.
There is also a story behind burying Aurangzeb in Khuldabad. In fact, according to Aurangzeb’s will, he wished that after death he should be buried in Khuldabad, where his guru Sufi saint Syed Zainuddin is buried. He used to consider this saint as his pir. Aurangzeb was fond of reading. He wanted to read like Zainuddin. He wrote in the will that his tomb should be ordinary. The tomb should be covered with vegetables (Tulsi) plant. There should not be a roof of the mausoleum. Lord Curzon visited Khuldabad in 1904-05. After seeing the simple tomb of Aurangzeb, he got marble grills around the tomb.
Politics on Aurangzeb’s grave
The latest politics on Aurangzeb in politics has started after the statement of Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi in Maharashtra. He called Aurangzeb a good king. He had said that Bharat Verma was spread from Verma to Afghanistan at the time of Aurangzeb. He had said that Aurangzeb and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj or Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj were fighting not with religion but with power and land. I do not believe in discrimination on the basis of caste or religion. Later, he withdrew his statement as the pressure increased.
AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi offered flowers on Aurangzeb’s tomb.
Akbaruddin Owaisi, leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslim Minis and MLA from Telangana, visited Aurangzeb’s mausoleum in May 2022. He had given the head there. It was criticized a lot. Since the visit of Owaisi, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena had questioned the rationale of the tomb and demanded the removal of it. Those who criticized Owaisi’s visit included MNS as well as Shiv Sena and BJP. These parties had demanded a sedition case against Owaisi.
In view of the controversy over Aurangzeb’s tomb, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had decided to close the mausoleum for a few days. However, in view of the dispute, the mausoleum of the mausoleum had appealed to the Fee ASI to take similar steps.
Owaisi was not the only leader to visit Aurangzeb’s tomb. Prakash Ambedkar, the head of the deprived Bahujan Aghadi, also offered flowers on Aurangzeb’s tomb. After this, BJP had questioned Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, because the underprivileged Bahujan Aghadi had relations. On this, Ambedkar had said that Aurangzeb ruled for about 50 years, so people should consider his history instead of criticizing him.
After offering flowers to Aurangzeb’s tomb, Prakash Ambedkar had advised his opponents to read history.
Why does Aurangzeb dispute in Maharashtra
Aurangzeb’s reign in Maharashtra is remembered for the battles between his forces and the Marathas. The Marathas stopped the victory chariot of the Mughals. It is seen as Maratha Gaurav and Aurangzeb as a heretical. In 1689, the Mughal army arrested Chhatrapati Shivaji’s son Sambhaji Maharaj. The Mughals had tortured them a lot before hanging them. This incident made Aurangzeb a staunch enemy of Marathas. The film ‘Chhava’, which came this year, has defeated this wound more.
From Jyotiba Phule to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, who holds an important place in the history of Maharashtra, criticized Aurangzeb and described it as a cruel ruler. Savarkar used to call Aurangzeb as a human monster. This is the reason that Hinduist organizations who do politics of Hindus after independence have also been campaigning against Aurangzeb. Shiv Sena has been the champion of this politics. The decision taken by Uddhav Thackeray, who was running the government with Congress and NCP in his last cabinet meeting, included the decision to change the name of Aurangabad to Sambhaji Nagar.
Shiv Sena and Aurangzeb
Uddhav Thackeray’s father Bal Thackeray compared Muslims to Aurangzeb. The result was that Shiv Sena had won in Aurangabad Municipal Corporation. After this victory, Bal Thackeray wrote, “Aurangzeb’s ghost has been harassing this country for 300 years. History has repeated itself after 300 years and the men have buried Aurangzeb in the same land of Aurangabad. ”Shiv Sena was demanding to name Aurangabad after Sambhaji. The name Aurangabad is also named after Aurangzeb. The Shiv Sena -led Municipal Corporation had passed a proposal to change the name of Aurangabad. But due to legal hurdles, this could not happen. Eknath Shinde, who became the Chief Minister with the help of BJP, overturned Uddhav Thackeray’s decision. He changed the name of Sambhaji Nagar to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar.
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