Aurangzeb was born as Prince Alamgir to emperor Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal as their third son. Since his childhood he had shown remarkable traits of a brave warrior. There is a famous story about his childhood. Prince Alamgir was 14 year old when he was along with his other brothers and many Mughal nobles was watching fighting of Elephants. When suddenly an elephant became aggressive, lost control and threw away his rider.
