Enlightenment · South Asia · War
1658
Aurangzeb's Brothers Die at Samugarh
1658
On a scorching plain near Agra, Aurangzeb's army crushed the forces of his elder brother Dara Shukoh, the Mughal heir whom Shah Jahan had groomed for the throne. Dara fled, was betrayed, and was paraded through Delhi on a filthy elephant before his execution. The most tolerant Mughal prince was replaced by the most orthodox.
In context
Also in 1658 (3 other events on record)
- Aurangzeb Takes the Mughal Throne · South Asia · Politics
- Oliver Cromwell Dies · Europe · Politics
- Swedish Empire Peaks at Treaty of Roskilde · Europe · War
Before and after in South Asia
- Before: 1657: Shah Jahan Falls Ill
- After: 1659: Afzal Khan Slain by Shivaji
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Era
Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.