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Recently, Maharashtra Govt. approved the renaming of Aurangabad city as Sambhajinagar, and Osmanabad city which is named after the last ruler of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan as Dharashiv.
Why Aurangabad specifically?
- Founded in 1610 by Malik Ambar, the Siddi general of the Nizamshahi dynasty of Ahmadnagar. The city was named Khirki or Khadki at the time, and its name was changed to Fatehpur by Malik Ambar’s son Fateh Khan following Malik Ambar’s death in 1626.
Photo Credit: Financial Express - In 1653, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb invaded the Deccan and set up his capital in the city, which he renamed Aurangabad. The city has borne the association of its name with Aurangzeb ever since.
- Chhattrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the son and successor of Chhattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was tortured and killed in brutal fashion on Aurangzeb’s orders in 1689.
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