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When Shah Jahan became ill in 1658, Dara Shikoh (Mumtaz Mahal's eldest son) assumed the role of regent in his father's stead, which swiftly incurred the animosity of his brothers. [86] Upon learning of his assumption of the regency, his younger brothers, Shuja , Viceroy of Bengal, and Murad Baksh , Viceroy of Gujarat, declared their ...
The Passing of Shah Jahan by Abanindranath Tagore c.1902. On 6 September 1657, Shah Jahan was ill with strangury and constipation. He failed to hold Jharokha Darshan and the shops were closed in the bazaars around Delhi. Dara Shikoh was assumed the role of regent in his father's stead, which swiftly incurred the animosity of his brothers. [5]
Shahryar Mirza (born Salaf-ud-Din Muhammad Shahryar; 6 January 1605 – 23 January 1628) was the fifth and youngest son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.At the end of Jahangir's life and after his death, Shahryar made an attempt to become emperor, planning, supported and conspiracy by his one in influence and all-powerful stepmother Nur Jahan, who was also his mother-in-law.
The battle of Samugarh was the second battle fought between Dara Shikoh (the eldest son and heir apparent) and his three younger brothers Aurangzeb, Shah Shuja and Murad Baksh (third and fourth sons of Shah Jahan) to decide who would be the heir of the throne after their father. [2] [3]
Khusrau Mirza (16 August 1587 – 26 January 1622) was the eldest son of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and his first wife, Shah Begum. [2] [3] The young prince displayed exceptional skills and wisdom and had the privilege to be groomed by the Akbar himself for the throne of the Mughal Empire.
His paternal uncles were Shah Shuja, Murad Bakhsh and Aurangzeb. He was called "Potay Miya" by his grandfather Shah Jahan. Sulaiman Shikoh had three brothers and three sisters, among Mumtaz Shikoh, Sipihr Shikoh and Jahanzeb Begum. In 1642, his father Dara Shikoh became the heir apparent to the Mughal throne.
Shah Jahan II. Rafi-ud-Daulah was enthroned as Shah Jahan II. He, too, lived within the fort, as a prisoner of the Sayyid Brothers, and was not allowed independence even in his private life. Inayatullah Kashmiri, who was the maternal uncle of Farrukhsiyar, raised an army for overthrowing the sayyids. But in June, 1719, Inayatullah Khan was ...
Mirza Muhammad Murad Bakhsh (9 October 1624 – 14 December 1661) [2] was a Mughal prince and the youngest surviving son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal. [3] He was the Subahdar of Balkh , till he was replaced by his elder brother Aurangzeb in the year 1647.