Dara Shikoh
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Dara Shikoh, also transliterated as Dara Shukoh, was the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Dara was designated with the title Padshahzada-i-Buzurg Martaba and was favoured
Young Prince Dara Shikoh, aged 4-5, with his father Shah Jahan by Nanha c.1620
The marriage of Dara Shikoh and Nadira Begum, c.1875–90
Wedding procession of Dara Shikoh, with Shah Shuja and Aurangzeb behind him. Royal Collection Trust, London.
The failed Mughal Siege of Kandahar in 1653, led by Dara Shikoh. Attributed to Payag. Mughal, mid-17th century. Padshahnama.
Nadira Banu Begum
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Nadira Banu Begum was a Mughal princess and the wife of Crown Prince Dara Shikoh, the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. After Aurangzeb's rise to power, Dara Shikoh's imme
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…Jahanara were Shah Jahan's favourite children. During the lifetime of his mother Mumtaz Mahal, Dara Shikoh was betrothed to his half-cousin, Princess Nadira Banu Begum, the daughter of his paternal uncle Sultan Parvez Mirza. He married her on 1 February 1633 at Agra amidst great celebrations, pomp and grandeur. By all…
This portrait is believed to be of Princess Nadira Banu Begum
Outside view of Nadira Begum's tomb