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Dara Shikoh (Urdu: دارا شِكوه‎), (Persian: دارا شكوه ‎) M 20 March 1615 – 30 August 1659 [Julian]/9 September 1659 [Gregorian]) was the eldest son and the heir-apparent of the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. His name دارا شكوه in Persian means "as magnificent as Dara". He was favoured as a successor by his father and his sister Princess Jahanara Begum Sahib, but was defeated by his younger brother Prince Muhiuddin (later the Emperor Aurangzeb) in a bitter struggle for the imperial throne.The course of the history of the Indian subcontinent, had Dara prevailed over Aurangzeb, has been a matter of some conjecture among historians.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 20, 1615
Birth place	Ajmer , India , Rajasthan
Date of death	August 30, 1659
Place of death	India , Delhi
Resting place	Delhi , Humayun's Tomb
Parents	Shah Jahan Mumtaz Mahal
Spouse	Nadira Banu
Title	Shahzada of the Mughal Empire

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