Dara Shikoh was the eldest son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. His name is from Persian داراشكوه meaning "The possessor of Glory". 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. In 1657, the illness of emperor Shah Jahan triggered a fierce and desperate battle for power among the four Mughal princes, … Wikipedia
The road from Ujjain, after passing through Gwalior, crossed the Chambal at Dholpur but Dara Shikoh took the added precaution of sending patrols along the river to watch any other place of crossing. horsesandswords.blogspot.com/2006/01/battle-of-samugarh.html
Dara Shikoh, eldest son of the Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan, and heir apparent to his throne, was born near Ajmer in 1615 C.E.. www.the-south-asian.com/March2005/Dara_Shikoh_Spiritualit...
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