A report on Dara Shikoh
The eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
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Aurangzeb
9 linksThe sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire, ruling from July 1658 until his death in 1707.
The sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire, ruling from July 1658 until his death in 1707.
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.
Shah Jahan
9 linksThe fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from January 1628 until July 1658.
The fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from January 1628 until July 1658.
In September 1657, Shah Jahan was ailing from an illness and he appointed his eldest son Dara Shikoh as his successor.
Jahanara Begum
9 linksMughal princess and later the Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire from 1631 to 1658 and again from 1668 until her death.
Mughal princess and later the Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire from 1631 to 1658 and again from 1668 until her death.
Jahanara was an ardent partisan of her brother, Dara Shikoh, and supported him as her father's chosen successor.
Mumtaz Mahal
5 linksThe empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 19 January 1628 to 17 June 1631 as the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
The empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 19 January 1628 to 17 June 1631 as the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Mumtaz and her husband had 14 children, including Jahanara Begum (Shah Jahan's favorite daughter), and the Crown prince Dara Shikoh, the heir-apparent, anointed by his father, who temporarily succeeded him until deposed by Mumtaz Mahal's sixth child, Aurangzeb, who ultimately succeeded his father as the sixth Mughal emperor in 1658.
Nadira Banu Begum
5 linksNadira Banu Begum (14 March 1618 – 6 June 1659) was a Mughal princess and the wife of the Crown prince, Dara Shikoh, the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Murad Bakhsh
5 linksMuhammad Murad Bakhsh ,
Muhammad Murad Bakhsh ,
Murad's siblings included his two politically powerful sisters, the princesses Jahanara Begum and Roshanara Begum, as well as the heir-apparent to his father, his eldest brother, Crown Prince Dara Shikoh and the future Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Shah Shuja (Mughal prince)
4 linksThe second son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal.
The second son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal.
Shuja's siblings were the eldest sister Jahanara Begum, Dara Shikoh, Roshanara Begum, Aurangzeb, Murad Baksh, Gauhara Begum and others.
Battle of Samugarh
4 linksDecisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659) between the sons of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan after the emperor's serious illness in September 1657.
Decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659) between the sons of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan after the emperor's serious illness in September 1657.
The battle of Samugarh was fought between his sons Dara Shikoh (the eldest son and heir apparent) and his two younger brothers Aurangzeb and Murad Baksh (third and fourth sons of Shah Jahan).
Sulaiman Shikoh
3 linksSulaiman Shikoh was a Mughal prince and the eldest son of Crown prince Dara Shikoh.
Parviz Mirza
2 linksThe second son of Mughal emperor Jahangir from his wife, Sahib Jamal.
The second son of Mughal emperor Jahangir from his wife, Sahib Jamal.
His daughter, Nadira Banu Begum, later became the wife of Dara Shikoh.