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Dara Shikoh

1615–1659 · 17th century · Also known as Dara Shukoh

Dara Shikoh was the eldest son and favoured heir of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. A scholar and Sufi, he translated the Upanishads into Persian and wrote The Mingling of the Two Oceans on the common ground of Islam and Hinduism. In the war of succession that began in 1657 his brother Aurangzeb defeated him at Samugarh and Deorai, and he was captured and executed in 1659.

Dara Shikoh
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