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| 1618 | Birth |  |
| 3rd Nov Birth of Aurangzeb |
| 1634 | Rule of Deccan | |
| Deccan Shah Jahan follows the Mughal practice of assigning authority to his sons, and mkes Aurangzeb Subahdar (governor) of the Deccan |
| 1647 | Rule of Badakhshan | |
| Badakhshan Shah Jahan makes Aurangzeb governor of Balkh and Badakhshan (near modern Turkmenistan and Afghanistan), replacing Aurangzeb's ineffective brother Murad Baksh |
| 1647 | Rule of Balkh | |
| Balkh Shah Jahan makes Aurangzeb governor of Balkh and Badakhshan (near modern Turkmenistan and Afghanistan), replacing Aurangzeb's ineffective brother Murad Baksh |
| 1658 | Battle of Samgarh | |
| 15th June Samgarh The Mogul emperor Aurangzeb imprisons his father the Shah, after winning a battle at Samgarh |
| 25th June Samgarh In India Aurangzeb proclaims himself emperor of the Moghuls, after victory at Samgarh |
| 1658 | Friday Mosque | |
| Friday Mosque The Jami Masjid (Friday Mosque) is completed in Delhi. |
| 1658 | Succession | |
| 25th June In India Aurangzeb proclaims himself emperor of the Moghuls, after victory at Samgarh |
| 1659 | Arrest | |
| 25th June Agra Aurangzeb, son of Shah Jahan, overthrew his father and locked him up in the Jasmine tower |
| 25th June Agra With his succession secured, Aurangzeb keeps Shah Jahan under house arrest at the Red Fort in Agra |
| 1659 | Coronation | |
| Delhi Aurangzeb arranges a formal coronation and has Dara openly marched in chains back to Delhi; when Dara finally arrived, he has his brother executed |
| 1659 | Execution | |
| Delhi Aurangzeb arranges a formal coronation and has Dara openly marched in chains back to Delhi; when Dara finally arrived, he has his brother executed |
| 1707 | Death | |
| 20th Feb Ahmednagar Death of Aurangzeb, at the age of 90, having outlived many of his children |
| 3rd Mar After Aurangzeb's death, his son Bahadur Shah I takes the throne, the Mughal Empire, due both to Aurangzeb's over-extension and cruelty and to Bahadur's weak military and leadership qualities, enters a long decline |
