KBC 14: John Dryden, England’s first poet laureate, wrote a play named after which Mughal emperor in 1675, while the emperor was still ruling?
Answer: Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb is a Restoration drama by John Dryden, written in 1675. It is based loosely on the figures of Aurangzeb, the then-reigning Mughal Emperor of India, his brother, Murad Baksh, and their father, Shah Jahan.
The piece is the last drama that Dryden wrote in rhymed verse. It is considered his best tragic work.
The play was adapted as The Captive Queen and performed by Northern Broadsides at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in February and March 2018. It was the final production with the company for its founder and artistic director Barrie Rutter, and as well as directing, he played the part of the emperor.
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