page_title: Aurangzeb
section_title: Calligraphy
hierarchical_section_title: Aurangzeb / Reign / Art and culture / Calligraphy
caption_attribution_description: English: The manuscript of the Quran - parts of which are believed to have been inscribed by Aurangzeb.It is of size 14.5cm x 24cm ,having lavish golden insets and consisting of sheets of paper handcrafted from rice and natural materials.The script is written in ink made from valuable minerals, and it is inlaid with ruby, lapis lazuli ,gold , silver and garnet.
context_page_description: Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad, commonly known by the sobriquet Aurangzeb or by his regnal title Alamgir, was the sixth Mughal emperor, who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years. Widely considered to be the last effective ruler of the Mughal Empire, Aurangzeb compiled the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri, and was among the few monarchs to have fully established Sharia law and Islamic economics throughout the Indian subcontinent. He was an accomplished military leader whose rule has been the subject of praise, though he has also been described as the most controversial ruler in Indian history.
  He was a notable expansionist; during his reign, the Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent, ruling over nearly all of the Indian subcontinent. During his lifetime, victories in the south expanded the Mughal Empire to 4 million square kilometres, and he ruled over a population estimated to be over 158 million subjects, with an annual revenue of $450 million, or £38,624,680 in 1690.
context_section_description: The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb is known to have patronised works of Islamic calligraphy during his reign particularly Syed Ali Tabrizi.
caption: Manuscript Quran, parts of which are believed to have been written in Aurangzeb's own hand.[118]
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