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.