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Aurangzeb

American  
[awr-uhng-zeb] / ˈɔr əŋˌzɛb /
Or Aurungzeb

noun

  1. 1618–1707, Mogul emperor of Hindustan 1658–1707.


Aurangzeb British  
/ ˈɔːrəŋˌzɛb /

noun

  1. 1618–1707, Mogul emperor of Hindustan (1658–1707), whose reign marked both the height of Mogul prosperity and the decline of its power through the revolts of the Marathas

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"Water cannot be weaponised," Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told Reuters news agency on Monday, adding that "unilateral withdrawal has no legal basis".

From BBC • May 13, 2025

Aurangzeb added that Khan has been “proven guilty of illegal practices, corruption, concealing assets and wrongly declaring wealth in tax returns.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 5, 2023

“Currently, the law is taking its course, and arsonists and rioters are being identified and arrested,” Marriyum Aurangzeb, the Pakistani information minister, said in an interview.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif hailed it as a “fulfillment of promises” to the nation while Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb tweeted that it marked a “true service” for the people.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023

In this city of fifteen thousand shrines, each shrine was more splendid than the next, but he was pointing to the great mosque of Aurangzeb, where the city’s Muslims worshiped.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

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