On this day in 1659, Aurangzeb, one of four sons of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, decisively ended the struggle for the throne ...
Dara Shikoh's neck was stretched out for beheading, but he was calm and composed. He knew this was his destiny, something that could not be altered. The prince, who had been declared heir to the ...
PIETY, not punctuality, is the politeness of princes. And none was more pious than the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh (1615-1659). As the eldest son of the emperor Shah Jahan, Dara Shikoh should have ...