1658 CE · political transition statecraft
Aurangzeb Seizes Power
A war of succession broke out among Shah Jahan's sons after the emperor fell ill in 1657. Aurangzeb defeated his principal rivals, including Dara Shikoh, confined Shah Jahan at Agra and took the Mughal throne in 1658.
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