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- Deaths
- 1707 (319 years ago)
(03 March) The 6th Mughal Emperor, Muhi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb, died at the ripe age of 88 in Ahmednagar, Mughal Empire (now in Maharashtra, India). He ruled India for 49 years over a population of 150 million people. Under his reign, India surpassed the Qing dynasty to become the world's largest economy.
- Events
- 1924 (102 years ago) (3 March) A decree of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey abolished the office of the Ottoman Caliphate. As part of Atatürk’s reforms, the Republic of Turkey replaced the Ottoman Empire and Abdulmejid II was removed from his position as the last Ottoman caliph.
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