- 1656: Attacks Golconda under father Shah Jahan, targets shrines.
- 1657: Defeats brother Dara Shikoh at Samugarh, secures succession.
- 1658: Imprisons father Shah Jahan in Agra Fort, takes throne.
- 1658: Executes brother Dara Shikoh after pursuit to Sindh.
- 1658: Defeats brother Shuja at Khajwa, forces exile.
- 1659: Destroys Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, builds mosque.
- 1659: Razes Chintamani Temple in Ahmedabad.
- 1660: Destroys Kesava Deo Temple in Mathura, erects Shahi Idgah.
- 1660: Demolishes Harihareshwar Temple in Gujarat.
- 1661: Executes brother Murad Baksh in Gwalior.
- 1662: Suppresses Afghan revolt, destroys shrines near Peshawar.
- 1663: Attacks Ahom Kingdom, desecrates Guwahati temples.
- 1664: Bans new Hindu temples, defies father’s policies.
- 1665: Destroys Somnath Temple remnants in Gujarat.
- 1665: Razes Jain temples in Palitana.
- 1666: Conquers Golconda, destroys Hyderabad outskirts temples.
- 1666: Demolishes Bhadra Kali Temple in Multan.
- 1667: Attacks Mewar, destroys Eklingji Temple.
- 1668: Destroys Vishnu Temple in Thatta, Sindh.
- 1669: Orders second demolition of Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi.
- 1669: Razes Bindu Madhav Temple in Varanasi.
- 1670: Destroys Govind Dev Temple in Vrindavan, builds mosque.
- 1670: Demolishes Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple in Mathura.
- 1671: Crushes Yusufzai rebellion, razes Swat shrines.
- 1672: Massacres Satnamis, burns temples near Narnaul.
- 1673: Attacks Afghan chief Khushal Khan Khattak, razes sites.
- 1674: Executes Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur, rival to authority.
- 1675: Suppresses Sikh revolt, destroys Punjab gurdwaras.
- 1676: Destroys Brijeshwari Temple in Kangra, loots it.
- 1676: Razes Jawalamukhi Temple in Himachal.
- 1677: Attacks Marathas, destroys Nashik temples.
- 1678: Demolishes Trimbakeshwar Temple partially.
- 1679: Reimposes jizya, reverses father Shah Jahan’s tolerance.
- 1679: Destroys Jain temples in Amber.
- 1679: Razes Shri Raghunath Temple in Sanganer.
- 1680: Invades Marwar, destroys Mandore temples in Jodhpur.
- 1680: Demolishes Kankali Devi Temple in Jodhpur.
- 1681: Suppresses Rathores, razes Someshwara Temple.
- 1682: Attacks Mewar, destroys Jagdish Temple in Udaipur.
- 1682: Demolishes Ranakpur Jain Temple partially.
- 1683: Crushes Bengal zamindars, destroys shrines.
- 1684: Razes Bhimashankar Temple in Deccan.
- 1685: Captures Bijapur, destroys Narasimha Temple.
- 1685: Demolishes Harihar Temple near Bijapur.
- 1686: Conquers Golconda, razes Rama Temple in Hyderabad.
- 1686: Destroys Venkateswara Temple in Golconda.
- 1687: Attacks Udaipur, demolishes Eklingji Temple again.
- 1687: Razes Sajjangarh Temple in Mewar.
- 1688: Destroys Khandoba Temple in Jejuri.
- 1689: Executes Maratha Sambhaji (Shivaji’s son), razes Raigad temples.
- 1689: Demolishes Vitthal Temple in Pandharpur partially.
- 1690: Destroys Mallikarjuna Temple in Deccan.
- 1691: Suppresses Jats, razes Bharatpur temples.
- 1692: Attacks Sikhs under Guru Gobind Singh (Tegh Bahadur’s son).
- 1692: Razes Tryambakeshwar Temple in Malwa.
- 1694: Captures Panhala, destroys local shrines.
- 1695: Conquers Gingee, razes Tamil Nadu temples.
- 1696: Suppresses Bundelas, destroys Betwa temples.
- 1697: Razes Mahakaleshwar Temple in Khandela.
- 1698: Desecrates Chaturbhuj Temple in Orchha.
- 1698: Destroys Ram Raja Temple in Orchha.
- 1699: Attacks Anandpur, razes Sikh sites.
- 1699: Demolishes Hazur Sahib precursors in Nanded.
- 1700: Suppresses Jats, destroys Mathura temples.
- 1701: Captures Satara, razes Khandoba Temple nearby.
- 1702: Attacks Rajputs, destroys Ajmer shrines.
- 1703: Razes Grishneshwar Temple in Khandesh.
- 1704: Fights Maratha Tarabai (Sambhaji’s wife), razes Kolhapur temples.
- 1705: Captures Wakinkhera, destroys shrines.
- 1705: Demolishes Bhavani Temple in Aurangabad.
- 1706: Battles Sikhs at Muktsar, targets Guru Gobind Singh.
- 1706: Razes Nagnath Temple in Malwa.
- 1707: Dies in Ahmednagar, empire overstretched.
- 1707: Son Bahadur Shah I succeeds, faces succession war with brother Azam Shah.
- 1708: Marathas under Tarabai reclaim lost territories.
- 1709: Sikhs under Guru Gobind Singh’s successors raid Punjab.
- 1710: Rajputs rebel, begin rebuilding destroyed temples.
- 1712: Mughal authority weakens, regional powers defy Aurangzeb’s legacy.
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