1. Mirza Sulaiman Shikoh was a Mughal prince and the eldest son of Crown prince Dara Shikoh.
14 Facts About Sulaiman Shikoh
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Sulaiman Shikoh's mother was a Mughal princess and daughter of Parviz Mirza and his first consort Jahan Begum.
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Sulaiman Shikoh was the first grandchild of the then 43 year-old emperor, Shah Jahan.
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Sulaiman Shikoh was called "Potay Miya" by his grandfather Shah Jahan.
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Sulaiman Shikoh had three brothers and three sisters, among Mumtaz Shikoh, Sipihr Shikoh and Jahanzeb Begum.
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In 1642, his father Dara Shikoh became the heir apparent to the Mughal throne.
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Suleiman Shikoh took refuge in Garhwal in 1659 AD Aurangzeb had spared the daughters and minor sons of his brothers, but as Dara Shikoh's heir, Sulaiman Shikoh was a threat.
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Sulaiman Shikoh was however thankful for Raja Jai Singh's friendship, as for Aurangzeb he needed neither his promises nor his menaces.
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Sulaiman Shikoh further wrote that he might inform the Mughal that he had no respect for either his power or his victories and let him recall to mind the occasion when his father Shah Jahan sent an army to Garhwal and the survivors of that army had their noses chopped off.
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Dr Qanungo is of the view that when Jai Singh could not convince the king of Garhwal to surrender Suleiman Sulaiman Shikoh, he instigated a powerful Brahmin minister against him who tried to give him poison in the form of medicine.
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Bernier has not detailed the circumstances in which Sulaiman Shikoh was surrendered and from his account it appears that Prithvi Pat Shah had to surrender to circumstances.
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Sulaiman Shikoh had to leave Srinagar for Delhi on this issue where he died in 1662 AD His death in Delhi is corroborated by the 'farman' which Aurangzeb sent to Prithvi Pat Shah in 1662 AD In the 'farman' it is stated,.
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Sulaiman Shikoh should have all the patience and toleration.
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Sulaiman Shikoh was buried in the Traitor's Cemetery in Gwalior, where his uncle Murad was buried.