1647
Governor
Aurangzeb is appointed to command Mughal operations in Badakhshan.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Badakhshan in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Aurangzeb is appointed to command Mughal operations in Badakhshan.
Shah Jahan makes Aurangzeb governor of Balkh and Badakhshan (near modern Turkmenistan and Afghanistan), replacing Aurangzebs ineffective brother Murad Baksh
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