Dara Shikoh(1615 – 1659)
Muhammad Dara Shikoh
Mughal Crown Prince, Sufi scholar, and heir apparent executed by Aurangzeb in 1659.
Relations
Family
- Brother
- Aurangzeb
- Son of
- Shah Jahan
Facts at a glance
- Born
- Died
- Father
- Shah Jahan
- Mother
- Mumtaz Mahal
- Gender
- MALE
- Religion
- ISLAM
- Type
- RULER
Details
- Title
- Shah-Buland-Iqbal (Exalted Fortune)
- Mother
- Mumtaz Mahal
- Key Work
- Sirr-i-Akbar (Persian translation of the Upanishads)
- Key Work 2
- Majma-ul-Bahrayn (Mingling of Two Oceans)
- Executed by
- Aurangzeb (younger brother)
- Betrayed by
- Malik Jiwan, Afghan chieftain