Which Mughal emperor assumed the title of 'Alamgir' - Conqueror of the world?
The correct answer is Aurangzeb. Alamgir was the title of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. He was the son of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal and was born in Dahod on 3rd November 1618. He executed the ninth Sikh guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur in 1675. The territorial climax of the Mughal empire was reached during Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb discovered cases of misappropriation of funds sent to Arabia, he favoured their distribution in India which, he thought, “was as much a house of God as Mecca”.
