Mughal War of Succession
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The Mughal War of Succession was a mid-17th-century civil war among Emperor Shah Jahan’s sons that ultimately led to Aurangzeb seizing the Mughal throne in India.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mughal War of Succession canonical | 1 |
| Mughal War of Succession after Jahangir | 1 |
| Mughal succession conflicts | 1 |
| Mughal war of succession | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ war of succession ⓘ |
| conflictWithin | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Aurangzeb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dara Shikoh NERFINISHED ⓘ Murad Bakhsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Shah Shuja NERFINISHED ⓘ supporters of Aurangzeb ⓘ supporters of Dara Shikoh ⓘ supporters of Murad Bakhsh ⓘ supporters of Shah Shuja ⓘ |
| hasCapitalInvolved |
Agra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
dispute over Mughal imperial succession
ⓘ
illness of Emperor Shah Jahan ⓘ |
| hasDynasticContext | Timurid-Mughal dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1659 ⓘ |
| hasFollowingEvent | reign of Aurangzeb ⓘ |
| hasKeyBattle |
Battle of Deorai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Dharmat NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Khajwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Samugarh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Indian subcontinent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainTheater | North India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Aurangzeb deposed Shah Jahan
ⓘ
Aurangzeb imprisoned Shah Jahan in Agra Fort ⓘ Aurangzeb seized the Mughal throne ⓘ defeat and death of Murad Bakhsh ⓘ defeat of Shah Shuja ⓘ execution of Dara Shikoh ⓘ |
| hasPrecedingEvent | reign of Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligionContext | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1657 ⓘ |
| hasSuccessionCustomContext | absence of primogeniture in Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| involvesPerson |
Aurangzeb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dara Shikoh NERFINISHED ⓘ Jahanara Begum NERFINISHED ⓘ Mir Jumla II NERFINISHED ⓘ Murad Bakhsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Raja Jai Singh I NERFINISHED ⓘ Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ Shah Shuja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
accession of Aurangzeb as Mughal emperor
ⓘ
beginning of Aurangzeb’s reign as Alamgir I ⓘ |
| takesPlaceDuring |
17th century
ⓘ
Mughal golden age’s later phase ⓘ |
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Mughal war of succession
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Mughal War of Succession after Jahangir
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Mughal succession conflicts