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Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A war of succession started among the four sons of the Emperor Shahjahan in 1657 A.D.
- here was no codified Law of Succession for the Mughal dynasty.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Option B
Answer: (b)
In the absence of a well-defined law of succession, a terrible civil war broke out among Shah Jahan’s four sons. Shah Jahan favoured the succession of his eldest son, the liberal-minded Dara Shikoh.
Aurangzeb, the third son, opposed Shah Jahan. Arriving at Delhi, after imprisoning his father at Agra, he crowned himself king in 1658.
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Answer: (b)
In the absence of a well-defined law of succession, a terrible civil war broke out among Shah Jahan’s four sons. Shah Jahan favoured the succession of his eldest son, the liberal-minded Dara Shikoh.
Aurangzeb, the third son, opposed Shah Jahan. Arriving at Delhi, after imprisoning his father at Agra, he crowned himself king in 1658.
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