Aurangabad, city in western India, in Maharashtra State. Noted for silk and silver handicrafts, Aurangabad is one of the fastest growing and most rapidly industrializing cities in Asia. Marathwada University (1958) is in Aurangabad. During the 17th century the city became capital of the Mughal Empire. The ruins of former fortifications can still be seen in the area, as can the great mausoleum, which the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, for whom the city is named, built for his wife. Population (1991) 573,272.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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