Renaming Of Aurangabad To Sambhaji Nagar: A Brief History Of Aurangabad

Recently, there is discussions/collusion towards renaming Aurangabad city in Maharashtra as Sambahji Nagar.
Originally called Khadki, the city in its present-day avatar was founded in 1610 by the Deccan-based military commander Malik Ambar (Nijamshahi dynasty), originally a slave from Ethiopia, who relentlessly fought against the Mughals.
Malik Ambar’s son Fateh Khan later changed its name to Fatehnagar.
In 1636, Aurangzeb, who had not yet become the Mughal emperor, captured Fatehnagar and made it part of the Mughal empire.
In 1653, he renamed it Aurangabad, and it was made the regional capital of the Mughal Empire.
He tortured and later killed Chhatrapati Sambahji Maharaj, son of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Aurangabad where he lived until his death.
After the Mughals’ hold over power weakened in the early 18th century, Aurangabad became part of the Hyderabad Nizams’ territory.
It was part of the Bombay state briefly after India attained independence.
Since the formation of Maharashtra in 1960, Aurangabad has been a part of the state.