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| Arrest of Jahan Alamgir |  |
| Agra Imprisons his brother Shah Jahan at Agra |
| Battle of Samgarh Aurangzeb | |
| 15th June Samgarh The Mogul emperor Aurangzeb imprisons his father the Shah, after winning a battle at Samgarh |
| 25th June Samgarh In India Aurangzeb proclaims himself emperor of the Moghuls, after victory at Samgarh |
| Coronation of Alamgir Alamgir | |
| 31st July Crowns himself Emperor with the title "Conqueror of the World" |
| Execution of Murad Alamgir | |
| Aurangzeb has Murad arrested after intoxicating him and later executes him, Murad's former supporters, instead of fighting for Murad, defect to Aurangzeb |
| Friday Mosque Aurangzeb | |
| Friday Mosque The Jami Masjid (Friday Mosque) is completed in Delhi. |
| Health Jahan | |
| Agra Falls ill, and is confined by his son Aurangzeb in the citadel of Agra until his death in 1666 |
| Rebellion Alamgir | |
| Shuja battles his brother, but his forces suffered a series of defeats at Aurangzeb's hands, Shuja goes into exile in Arakan, Myanmar where he disappears, and is presumed to be dead |
| Rebellion Shuja | |
| Shuja battles his brother, but his forces suffered a series of defeats at Aurangzeb's hands, Shuja goes into exile in Arakan, Myanmar where he disappears, and is presumed to be dead |
| Rule of Hindustan Alamgir | |
| Hindustan Aurangzeb rules Hindustan for 48 years, expands the Mughal Empire to its greatest extent, encompassing all but the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent |
| Succession of Alamgir Alamgir | |
| Allows Dara's son Sulaiman to escape via the Himalayan foothills and join his father in Punjab, Aurangzeb offers Shuja the governorship of Bengal isolating Dara and causing more troops to defect to Aurangzeb |
| Aurangzeb rules Hindustan for 48 years, expands the Mughal Empire to its greatest extent, encompassing all but the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent |
| Dara gathers his forces, and moves to the Punjab, the army sent against Shuja is trapped in the east, its generals Jai Singh I and Diler Khan, submitted to Aurangzeb |
| Last of the Mughal Emperors, takes the title of Alamgir |
| Ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 until his death, the sixth Mughal ruler after Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, and Shah Jahan |
| Shuja battles his brother, but his forces suffered a series of defeats at Aurangzeb's hands, Shuja goes into exile in Arakan, Myanmar where he disappears, and is presumed to be dead |
| Succeeds as Shah of India after killing his brothers |
| With Shuja and Murad disposed of, and with his father Shah Jahan confined in Agra, Aurangzeb pursues Dara, chasing him across the northwest bounds of the empire, Dara is betrayed by one of his generals |
| Succession of Alamgir Dara | |
| With Shuja and Murad disposed of, and with his father Shah Jahan confined in Agra, Aurangzeb pursues Dara, chasing him across the northwest bounds of the empire, Dara is betrayed by one of his generals |
| Succession of Aurangzeb Aurangzeb | |
| 25th June In India Aurangzeb proclaims himself emperor of the Moghuls, after victory at Samgarh |
