Multiple choice

What wasn't one of Aurangzeb's accomplishments?

  1. Supported the growth of Sunni Islam

  2. Built the Taj Mahal

  3. Increased the empire to its largest size

  4. Won the battle against his brothers over who would be king
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Explanation

The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb's father, as a mausoleum for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Aurangzeb did expand the empire to its greatest territorial extent, won a civil war against his brothers to take the throne, and strictly promoted Sunni Islam.

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