Aurangzeb's Fatwa on Music: Silencing the Court Musicians

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Aurangzeb's Fatwa on Music: Silencing the Court Musicians

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In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore a lesser-known but revealing aspect of Aurangzeb's reign: his controversial ban on court music. Drawing on the Maasir-i-Alamgiri and accounts of European travelers like Niccolao Manucci and the French gem merchant Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, they discuss how the emperor's puritanical turn affected the lives of Mughal court musicians, the fate of instruments like the veena and tabla, and the broader cultural shift from Shah Jahan's opulent musical gatherings to Aurangzeb's austere court. The episode also touches on the revolt of Prince Akbar, who was said to have used musicians as spies. A nuanced look at how religious policy reshaped art and daily life in the late Mughal Empire. #Aurangzeb #MughalMusic #FatwaOnMusic #MaasiriAlamgiri #NiccolaoManucci #JeanBaptisteTavernier #PrinceAkbar #Veena #Tabla #CourtMusicians #ShahJahan #Deccan #MughalEmpire #17thCentury #IndianClassicalMusic #History #FexingoHistory #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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