After winning the war of succession, Aurangzeb assumed the title of:

After winning the war of succession, Aurangzeb assumed the title "Alamgir" ("Conqueror of the World" or "Seizer of the Universe").

His coronation:

• Aurangzeb first crowned himself in July 1658 in the Shalimar garden near Delhi, after capturing Agra and imprisoning his father.
• His formal coronation took place in Delhi in June 1659, after he had defeated his brothers.
• His full title was "Abul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir Padshah Ghazi".

About Aurangzeb:

• He was born in 1618 at Dahod, in Gujarat, the third son of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.
• He served as the viceroy of the Deccan twice and as governor of Gujarat, Multan and Sindh, gaining much military and administrative experience.
• He was disciplined, hard-working and orthodox in his religious views.
• He lived simply, avoided luxury, and is said to have earned money for his personal expenses by copying the Quran and sewing caps.

His reign:

• He ruled for about half a century.
• The empire reached its greatest territorial extent under him.
• He faced revolts by the Jats, Satnamis, Sikhs, Rajputs and Marathas.

His religious policy:

• He tried to rule according to Islamic law.
• He banned some court practices, such as the jharokha darshan and the weighing of the emperor against gold.
• He reimposed the jizya.

The name "Alamgir" in history:

The "Alamgirnama" (by Mirza Muhammad Kazim) is the official history of the first ten years of his reign.

Other Mughal titles:

• "Jahangir": "Seizer of the World" (taken by Prince Salim).
• "Shah Jahan": "King of the World" (taken by Prince Khurram).
• "Sahib-i-Qiran": a title of Timur.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Shahenshah, Jahanpanah and Sahib-i-Qiran were not the title he assumed.