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Aurangzeb's War of Succession: The Bloody Road to the Peacock Throne
Before he became the sixth Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb fought a brutal civil war against his three brothers following Shah Jahan's illness in 1657. This episode traces the key battles of Samugarh and Khajwa, the alliances with Raja Jai Singh and Daud Khan, and the tragic fates of Dara Shikoh, Shuja, and Murad Baksh. We explore how a succession crisis shaped Aurangzeb's authoritarian rule, his religious policies, and the empire's future trajectory. Learn about the betrayal of Murad, the execution of Dara, and the whispers of poison that surrounded Shah Jahan's imprisonment in…
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