A report on Dara Shikoh, Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan and Shah Shuja (Mughal prince)
Dara Shikoh, also known as Dara Shukoh, (20 March 1615 – 30 August 1659) was the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
- Dara ShikohShah Shuja (23 June 1616 – 7 February 1661) was the second son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal.
- Shah Shuja (Mughal prince)In the war of succession which ensued after Shah Jahan's illness in 1657, Dara was defeated by his younger brother Prince Muhiuddin (later, the Emperor Aurangzeb).
- Dara ShikohHe held administrative and military posts under his father Shah Jahan ((r.
- AurangzebShuja's siblings were the eldest sister Jahanara Begum, Dara Shikoh, Roshanara Begum, Aurangzeb, Murad Baksh, Gauhara Begum and others.
- Shah Shuja (Mughal prince)In September 1657, Shah Jahan nominated his eldest and liberalist son Dara Shikoh as his successor, a move repudiated by Aurangzeb, who proclaimed himself emperor in February 1658.
- AurangzebIn September 1657, Shah Jahan was ailing from an illness and he appointed his eldest son Dara Shikoh as his successor.
- Shah JahanThis nomination led to a succession crisis among his three sons, after which Shah Jahan's third son Aurangzeb ((r.
- Shah JahanDara Shikoh had thirteen siblings of whom six survived to adulthood: Jahanara Begum, Shah Shuja, Roshanara Begum, Aurangzeb, Murad Bakhsh, and Gauhara Begum.
- Dara ShikohThus, they took action: Shah Shuja In Bengal, where he had been governor since 1637, Prince Muhammad Shuja crowned himself King at RajMahal, and brought his cavalry, artillery and river flotilla upriver towards Agra.
- AurangzebUpon learning of his assumption of the regency, his younger brothers, Shuja, Viceroy of Bengal, and Murad Baksh, Viceroy of Gujarat, declared their independence and marched upon Agra in order to claim their riches.
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