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Shah Jahan, accompanied by his three sons: Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja and Aurangzeb, and their maternal grandfather Asaf Khan IV. Shah Jahan's eldest son, the liberal Dara Shikoh, became regent in 1658, as a result of his father's illness. Dara championed a syncretistic Hindu-Muslim religion and culture.
Mughal family tree. This section needs additional citations for verification. ... Shah Jahan II (1696 –1719) 11. Rafi'u-d-Darjat (1699 –1719) Jahangir II (1703 ...
Shah Jahan at his Durbar, from the Windsor Padshahnama, c. 1657 Shah Jahan the Great Mogul Throne of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan of India, Red Fort, Delhi Evidence from the reign of Shah Jahan states that in 1648 the army consisted of 911,400 infantry, musketeers , and artillery men, and 185,000 Sowars commanded by princes and nobles.
Shah Jahan: Rajput: Marwar, Mughal Empire: Arjumand Banu Begum (Mumtaz Mahal) Aurangzeb: Persian: Agra, Mughal Empire: Rabia-ud-Daurani (Dilras Banu Begum) Azam Shah: Safavid Persian: Mughal Empire: Nawab Bai (Rahmat-un-Nissa) [7] Bahadur Shah I: Kashmiri Muslim: Rajauri, Kashmir [8] Nizam Bai [9] Jahandar Shah: Hyderabadi Muslims: Hyderabad ...
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2001–2005."Tamerlane, c.1336–1405, Turkic conqueror, b. Kesh, near Samarkand. He is also called Timur Leng (Faisal R.). The son of a tribal leader, in 1370 Timur became an in-law of a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, when he destroyed the army of Husayn of Balkh.
Shah Jahan I: 1628–1658: Aurangzeb (Alamgir I) 1658–1707: Azam Shah: 1707: Bahadur Shah I (Shah Alam I) ... and subsequently her family gained unprecedent power ...
She was married at the age of 19 on 10 May 1612 or 16 June 1612 to Prince Khurram, [11] [12] later known by his regnal name Shah Jahan, who conferred upon her the title "Mumtaz Mahal" lit. ' The Exalted One of the Palace '. [13] Although betrothed to Shah Jahan since 1607, [14] she ultimately became his second wife in 1612.
This precipitated a family struggle between Shah Jahan and his embittered younger sons, who resolved to depose the aging emperor and seize the throne for themselves. During this power struggle, Dara Shikoh received the support of his oldest sister, Jahanara Begum , while Roshanara Begum sided with Aurangzeb .