Talk:Dara Shikoh/Comments

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I agree with Vaultair - his architectural achievements would be a worthwhile addition to an appreciation of the life of this widely loved prince.

I think the whole "Mughal Crown Prince" section should be removed as it has nothing to do with Dara Shikoh's life. It also contains several unsubstantiated assertions and is marred by untranslated words and verses incomprehensible to an English speaker. The reduction of the power struggle between the Sikhs and Mughals to some kind of personal animosity between Aurangzeb and Guru Gobind, or worse to a religious clash, is simplistic in the extreme. Both Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Gobind served under Mughal military command at different times and Aurangzeb only attacked Anandpur in 1705 at the behest of the Hindu rajas of the Sivalik hills. Guru Gobind also enjoyed cordial relations with Aurangzeb's son Bahadur Shah.

The sikh-history.com website [1] points out that

"The epistle Zafarnamah sent by Guru Gobind Singh from Dina seems to have touched the heart of Emperor Aurungzeb. He forthwith invited him for a meeting. According to Ahkam-i-Alamgiri, the Emperor had a letter written to the deputy governor of Lahore, Munim Khan, to conciliate the Guru and make the required arrangements for his journey to the Deccan."

By all means let us celebrate the life of the great humanitarian Dara Shikoh, but not at the expense of simplistic chauvinistic interpretations of complex historical phenomena.

Itihasi 22:40, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Regarding his achievements, it might be worthwhile to include some information on the various architectural monuments that he personally commissioned, like Pari Mahal and Char Chinar in the modern city of Srinagar. If this is acceptable, I'd like to edit the article to include a number of such references, all sooourced from historiography. I probably shouldn't say this, but I think he derserves it!

Vaultaiir 17:11, 10 May 2007 (UTC)