Posted on: 6 September 2012

Portrait of Prince Dara Shukuh, brother of Aurangzeb, standing facing right.
Watercolour and gilt on paper.
18th century.
Album of Mughal Indian portraits, titled on spine: House of Timur

By permission of The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford


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Beautiful.

Unlike Aurangzeb, Dara Shikoh showed a keen interest in Hindu mystics and is also said to have translated the Upanishads athrough his own efforts. This probably did not go down well with Aurangzeb who supported anti-Hindu policies. Also a sufi elder in his own right.

Dara ! Wow

Precious!