The Emperor Who Never Was Dara Shukoh in Mughal India
Mirza Firuz Shah
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Subject:
History
Subclass:
Timured/Mughal
Reign:
Shah Jahan 1627–1658
Subject Year (Time):
1659
Author:
Supriya Gandhi
Volume:
-
Edition:
-
Publisher & Place:
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England
Publisher Date:
2020
Languages:
English
ISBN 10|13:
978-0674987296
Royal Mughal Ref:
ARC-1000001-250491
Description
A judge takes his seat in the private audience hall of Delhi’s red sandstone fort. Only days ago Aurangzeb, the new emperor, had proclaimed himself ruler of Hindustan, choosing the title Alamgir, or “world seizer.” The emperor is not physically present in the room, but his authority is palpable. Shadows flicker behind a latticed marble partition, through which imperial women listen to the proceedings, unseen. The trial is about to begin. A prisoner is dragged in, his hands and feet shackled. Dara Shukoh, elder brother of Aurangzeb, stands charged with apostasy.
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