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Dara Shikoh ( 1615 – 1659 ) was the eldest son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal .¹ His name is from Persian داراشكوه meaning "The possessor of Glory".² He was favored as a successor by his father and his sister Jahanara Begum , but was defeated and beheaded by his younger brother Aurangzeb in a bitter struggle for the Mughal throne.³ In 1657 , the illness of emperor Shah Jahan triggered a fierce and desperate battle for power among the four Mughal princes, though realistically only Dara and Aurangzeb had a chance to emerge victorious. Shah Shuja declared himself emperor in Bengal . Despite strong support from Shah Jahan, who had recovered enough from his illness to remain a strong factor in the struggle for supremacy, and victories over Shah Shuja, Dara was defeated by Aurangzeb at the battlefield of Samogarh, 13 kms from Agra on 8 June 1658 . He attempted to rally support after this defeat, but was betrayed and turned over to his brother. Marched through the streets of the capital in chains, he was at first held prisoner , and then cruelly killed by men seeking the favor of his brother. It is said that Aurangzeb beheaded the corpse of Dara Shikoh and had his severed head taken to their father. Dara Shikoh was a gentle and pious Sufi intellectual , he favored religious tolerance, and religious coexistence between Hindus and Muslims . Many historians have speculated how different India would have been had he prevailed over his fierce fundamentalist brother Aurangzeb.⁴

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Shah Jahan with his son Dara Shikoh, from album made for Shah Jahan, ca. 1620. Dara Shikoh ( ) (March 20, 1615 – August 30, 1659) was the eldest son and the heir apparent of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal . His name دارا شكوه in Persian means " Darius the Magnificent". He was favoured as a successor by his father and his sister Jahanara Begum , but was defeated by his younger brother Aurangzeb in a bitter struggle for the Mughal throne. The course of the history of the Indian subcontinent , had Dara prevailed over Aurangzeb, has been a matter of some conjecture among historians. . "India was at a crossroads in the mid-seventeenth century; it had the potential of moving forward with Dara, or of turning back to medievalism with Aurangzeb." Eraly, Abraham (2004). The Mughal Throne : The Saga of India's Great Emperors . "Poor Dara!....thy generous heart and enlightened mind had reigned over this vast empire, and made it, perchance, the garden it deserves to be made".

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Dara Shikoh ( ), ( ) M 28 October 1615 – 30 August 1659 [Julian]/9 September 1659 [Gregorian]) was the eldest son and the heir-apparent of the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan . His name دارا شكوه in Persian means "as magnificent as Dara ". He was favoured as a successor by his father and his sister Princess Jahanara Begum Sahib , but was defeated by his younger brother Prince Muhiuddin (later the Emperor Aurangzeb ) in a bitter struggle for the imperial throne. The course of the history of the Indian subcontinent , had Dara prevailed over Aurangzeb, has been a matter of some conjecture among historians. "India was at a crossroads in the mid-seventeenth century; it had the potential of moving forward with Dara, or of turning back to medievalism with Aurangzeb." Eraly, Abraham (2004). The Mughal Throne : The Saga of India's Great Emperors . "Poor Dara!....thy generous heart and enlightened mind had reigned over this vast empire, and made it, perchance, the garden it deserves to be made".

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Indian 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 was designated with the title Padshahzada-i-Buzurg Martaba ("Prince of High Rank") and was favoured as a successor by his father and his older sister, Princess Jahanara Begum . 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 ). He was executed in 1659 on Aurangzeb's orders in a bitter struggle for the imperial throne. Dara was a liberal-minded unorthodox Muslim as opposed to the orthodox Aurangzeb; he authored the work The Confluence of the Two Seas , which argues for the harmony of Sufi philosophy in Islam and Vedanta philosophy in Hinduism. A great patron of the arts, he was also more inclined towards philosophy and mysticism rather than military pursuits. The course of the history of the Indian subcontinent , had Dara Shikoh prevailed over Aurangzeb, has been a matter of some conjecture among historians. Sir Jadunath Sarkar birth centenary commemoration volume: English translation of Tarikh-i-dilkasha (Memoirs of Bhimsen relating to Aurangzib's Deccan campaigns) . Awrangābādī, Shāhnavāz Khān; Shāhnavāz, ʻAbd al-Ḥayy ibn; Prashad, Baini (1952). The Maāthir-ul-umarā: being biographies of the Muhammādan and Hindu officers of the Timurid sovereigns of India from 1500 to about 1780 A.D. Events that formed the modern world : from the African Renaissance through the War on Terror . The Shah Jahan nama of 'Inayat Khan: an abridged history of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, compiled by his royal librarian : the nineteenth-century manuscript translation of A.R. "Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh's fight for the throne was entwined with the rivalry of their two sisters" . "India was at a crossroads in the mid-seventeenth century; it had the potential of moving forward with Dara Shikoh, or of turning back to medievalism with Aurangzeb". The Mughal Throne : The Saga of India's Great Emperors . "Poor Dara Shikoh!....thy generous heart and enlightened mind had reigned over this vast empire, and made it, perchance, the garden it deserves to be made".

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Mughal prince, author ' 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 was designated with the title Padshahzada-i-Buzurg Martaba ("Prince of High Rank") and was favoured as a successor by his father and his elder sister, Princess Jahanara Begum . He had been given the title of ' Sultan Buland Iqbal ' by Shah Jahan . 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 ). He was executed in 1659 on Aurangzeb's orders in a bitter struggle for the imperial throne. Dara was a liberal-minded unorthodox Muslim as opposed to the orthodox Aurangzeb; he authored the work The Confluence of the Two Seas , which argues for the harmony of Sufi philosophy in Islam and Vedanta philosophy in Hinduism. A great patron of the arts, he was also more inclined towards philosophy and mysticism rather than military pursuits. The course of the history of the Indian subcontinent , had Dara Shikoh prevailed over Aurangzeb, has been a matter of some conjecture among historians. Sir Jadunath Sarkar birth centenary commemoration volume: English translation of Tarikh-i-dilkasha (Memoirs of Bhimsen relating to Aurangzib's Deccan campaigns) . Awrangābādī, Shāhnavāz Khān; Shāhnavāz, ʻAbd al-Ḥayy ibn; Prashad, Baini (1952). The Maāthir-ul-umarā: being biographies of the Muhammādan and Hindu officers of the Timurid sovereigns of India from 1500 to about 1780 A.D. Events that formed the modern world : from the African Renaissance through the War on Terror . The Shah Jahan nama of 'Inayat Khan: an abridged history of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, compiled by his royal librarian : the nineteenth-century manuscript translation of A.R. "Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh's fight for the throne was entwined with the rivalry of their two sisters" . "India was at a crossroads in the mid-seventeenth century; it had the potential of moving forward with Dara Shikoh, or of turning back to medievalism with Aurangzeb". "Poor Dara Shikoh!....thy generous heart and enlightened mind had reigned over this vast empire, and made it, perchance, the garden it deserves to be made".

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Mughal prince, author Dara Shikoh (20 March 1615 – 30 August 1659), also transliterated as Dara Shukoh , was the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan . Dara was designated with the title Padshahzada-i-Buzurg Martaba ( lit. ' Prince of High Rank ' ) and was favoured as a successor by his father and his elder sister, Princess Jahanara Begum . He had been given the title of 'Shah-e-Buland Iqbal' by Shah Jahan . 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 ). He was executed in 1659 on Aurangzeb's orders after a bitter struggle for the imperial throne . Dara was a liberal-minded unorthodox Muslim as opposed to the orthodox Aurangzeb; he authored the work The Confluence of the Two Seas , which argues for the harmony of Sufi philosophy in Islam and Vedanta philosophy in Hinduism. A great patron of the arts, he was also more inclined towards philosophy and mysticism rather than military pursuits. The course of the history of the Indian subcontinent , had Dara Shikoh prevailed over Aurangzeb, has been a matter of some conjecture among historians. Sir Jadunath Sarkar birth centenary commemoration volume: English translation of Tarikh-i-dilkasha (Memoirs of Bhimsen relating to Aurangzib's Deccan campaigns) . Awrangābādī, Shāhnavāz Khān; Shāhnavāz, ʻAbd al-Ḥayy ibn; Prashad, Baini (1952). The Maāthir-ul-umarā: being biographies of the Muhammādan and Hindu officers of the Timurid sovereigns of India from 1500 to about 1780 A.D. Events that formed the modern world : from the African Renaissance through the War on Terror . The Shah Jahan nama of 'Inayat Khan: an abridged history of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, compiled by his royal librarian : the nineteenth-century manuscript translation of A.R. "Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh's fight for the throne was entwined with the rivalry of their two sisters" . "India was at a crossroads in the mid-seventeenth century; it had the potential of moving forward with Dara Shikoh, or of turning back to medievalism with Aurangzeb". "Poor Dara Shikoh!....thy generous heart and enlightened mind had reigned over this vast empire, and made it, perchance, the garden it deserves to be made".

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