First in a series of threads on the Moghul War of Succession between the sons of Shah Jahan
The Battle of Dharmat(1658) 🧵
The Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan, famous for building the Taj Mahal and his campaigns in Central Asia, had four sons, Dara Shukoh, Shah Shuja, Aurangzeb, and Morat Bux. The latter three hated the eldest Dara, who was the apple of his father’s eye.