What if Dara Shikoh became the Mughal Emperor instead of Aurangzeb?
<p>Okay, so this is a question that’s always intrigued me, and is especially relevant since Delhi is <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/research/dalhousie-road-renamed-after-dara-shikoh-why-hindutva-right-wingers-favour-a-mughal-prince/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">at it again</a> with renaming historic roads willy-nilly.</p>
<p>(A little background first — I have another very serious <a href="https://augustanblog.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">blog </a>and this is a more casual thing where I intend to jot down random thoughts. Also, pardon me if my conclusions seem idealistic- I am, after all, a dreamer.)</p>
<p>So what if Aurangzeb never graced the Peacock Throne with his pious behind?</p>
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<p>Dara Shikoh literally means “Equal of Darius”. Darius was among the greatest of early Persian emperors.</p>
<p>Aurangzeb was never Shah Jahan’s favourite son — the heir-apparent was <strong>Dara Shikoh</strong>, a gentle and scholarly prince much beloved by the emperor as well as by the vastly Hindu majority of the Mughal’s subjects.</p>
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