Aurangzeb
LSI-D "Enforcer" Emperor · Mughal · 17th–18th c.6th Mughal Emperor (1618–1707). He seized the throne by eliminating his brothers and realised the largest territory in Indian subcontinent history. His strict governance based on Islamic law — destruction of Hindu temples, re-imposition of the jizya — made him the most controversial of Mughal emperors. His 49-year reign ended with the empire overextended and his death triggered its rapid fragmentation — the paradigmatic case of strength and brittleness combined.
Leading Function+Ti-p (Organization & Law)
Fatawa-i-Alamgiri (33 volumes) — mobilising hundreds of Islamic jurists to compile a comprehensive systematisation of Islamic law. "The sultan must personally own the legal system" — the epitome of +Ti-p (Organization & Law).
Creative Function-Se-c (Discipline & Order)
Deploying moral police (Muhtasibs) nationwide — banning music, dance, painting, and alcohol; immediately punishing violators. Re-imposing the jizya (poll tax) on non-Muslims. Showing no emotional disturbance across 49 years of rule.
Vulnerable Function 1+Ne-p weak (Creation & Innovation)
Weak +Ne-p: discarding ancestor Akbar's innovative Sulh-i-Kul (tolerance of all religions) and choosing "return to orthodox Sunni Islam." Abandoning the miniature painting, music, and poetry that predecessors had developed.
Vulnerable Function 2-Fi-c weak (Sincerity & Reconciliation)
Weak -Fi-c: imprisoning father Shah Jahan on his sickbed in Agra Fort for 8 years — governing "officially" as regent. Publicly displaying the body of executed brother Dara Shikoh before the people. Coldly executing the Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur.
Quadra / Temperament / Club
Quadra: Beta Quadra (Empire) — "empire unity presupposes religious unity" as the logic of Sharia enforcement, sacralisation of imperial rule ("Alamgir = World Conqueror" as title), and maintenance of aristocratic social hierarchy all align.
Temperament: Balanced-Stable temperament: "not wearing silk garments," "austere court," "personally copying the Quran to supplement his income" — ascetic self-discipline. Virtually no record of emotional explosion across 49 years of rule.
Club: Pragmatist Club — possessing religious passion while governing consistently through "institution, law, and organisational management." Refinement of the Mansabdar system, Jagir reforms — all about "how to manage the huge imperial organisation."
Worldview & Attitude
"Only pure Islamic rule is just" — religious conviction. Trust in disciplined institutional order as the only reliable foundation for a righteous empire.
Attitude toward Change: Executing the Deccan conquest as a realistic plan — religious strictification as a staged, failure-resistant consolidation.