“Mughal emperor Aurangzeb fought the Chinese and took control of Kailash Manasarovar”
What FACTLY found
There is no evidence to show that Mughal emperor Aurangzeb fought the Chinese and took control of Kailash Manasarovar. Aurangzeb, since he came to power in 1658, had military campaigns against Ahoms in the north-east, Yusufzai and Sikhs in the north-west. He annexed Bijapur in 1685 and Golconda in 1687. Aurangzeb faced fierce rebellion of the Marathas in the Deccan. But he never had a military campaign against the Chinese. Historically and otherwise, Kailash Manasarovar comes under Tibet, not...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 May 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 24 May 2022, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0YQgheHgrYuNpPRHtTGLdQi9wi11EJynZ1…
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