Shah Jahans devious son ..... imprisoned Shah Jahan when he got sick and fought a civil war for control of the Mughal Empire. His religious intolerance, particularly toward Hindus, began the gradual decline of the Mughal Empire.

ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY300 BC

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Shah Jahan’s devious son ____ imprisoned Shah Jahan when he got sick and fought a civil war for control of the Mughal Empire. His religious intolerance, particularly toward Hindus, began the gradual decline of the Mughal Empire.

A	Babur
B	Larry
C	Aurangzeb
D	Dara

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Aurangzeb, the third son, gathered a well-trained army and became its chief commander. He faced Dara’s army near Agra and defeated him during the Battle of Samugarh. Although Shah Jahan fully recovered from his illness, Aurangzeb declared him incompetent to rule and put him under house arrest in Agra Fort.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the later part of his rule, he was imprisoned by his son, it is said that Shah Jahan decided to build another makbara of black stone which could have costed lot more than the Taj Mahal. Fearing it might happen, his son Aurangjeb (after he revolted and became king) imprisoned him inside the Agra fort in this room.

Detailed explanation-3: -The victor, Aurangzeb, declared himself emperor in 1658 and strictly confined Shah Jahān in Agra Fort until his death.

Detailed explanation-4: -Battle of Samugarh, Jang-e-Samugarh, (May 29, 1658), was a decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659) between the sons of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan after the emperor’s serious illness in September 1657.

Detailed explanation-5: -Aurangzeb was the third son of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Begum. Aurangzeb killed his younger brothers Shuja and Murad, chased eldest brother Dara Shikoh. Aurangzeb put his father under house arrest in Agra Fort from July 1658 until his death in January 1666.

Detailed explanation-6: -Shah Jahan was imprisoned by Aurangzeb in the Agra Fort from July 1658 until his death in January 1666.

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