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'''The Battle of Dharmat''' was fought during the Mughal war of Succession (1658-1659) by Aurengzeb against the Rajput noble [[Jaswant Singh of Marwar|Jaswant Singh Rathore]] on the open plain of Dharmat on the hot Summer day of 15th April 1658 in which Aurengzeb wins due to advantage in Artillery and Tactics.<ref>{{cite | '''The Battle of Dharmat''' was fought during the Mughal war of Succession (1658-1659) by Aurengzeb against the Rajput noble [[Jaswant Singh of Marwar|Jaswant Singh Rathore]] on the open plain of Dharmat on the hot Summer day of 15th April 1658 in which Aurengzeb wins due to advantage in Artillery and Tactics.<ref>{{cite book|book=The History and culture of the Indian People Vol 7- The Mughal Empire|editor-last1=Majumdar|editor-first1=R.C|url=https://archive.org/details/mughulempire00bhar/page/215/mode/1up?q=Dharmat&view=theater|page=215|title=''Dharmat''|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan}}</ref>. | ||
==Preparation== | ==Preparation== | ||
On 6th September 1657, Emperor [[Shah Jahan]] suddenly fell ill due to [[strangury]] and [[constipation]]. He failed to hold darshan and the shops were closed in the bazaars around Delhi. There were rumours rife that the emperor was either dead or Dara was holding his father as a hostage. Only some physicians ,Dara and his sister [[Jahanara Begum|Jahanara]] were allowed to physically see him. The stage was set for the transition of power. Eventhough Shah Jahan later was able to recover from his illness it would still prove costly for him. Seizing the opportunity who was the viceroy of Bengal and Orissa rebelled against the father and Murad Baksh crowned himself as the emperor at [[Surat]]. In contrast to Shuja and Murad, however, Aurangzeb did not take the irrevocable step of crowning himself. Instead, he engaged in a busy secret correspondence with Murad, and, to a lesser extent, with Shuja. Letters written in cipher encased in bamboo tubes passed from runner to runner over special relay posts newly established between Ahmadabad and Aurangabad. Both of them agreed to a joint action against their brothers. As a result they decided to divide the ruling Mughal land amongst themselves.(But this wasn't so as the fact that Aurengzeb was only seeking the Annihilation of all his brothers and gaining the throne for himself later in the war of succession).{{sfn|Richards|1993|loc=''The War of Succession'' p. | On 6th September 1657, Emperor [[Shah Jahan]] suddenly fell ill due to [[strangury]] and [[constipation]]. He failed to hold darshan and the shops were closed in the bazaars around Delhi. There were rumours rife that the emperor was either dead or Dara was holding his father as a hostage. Only some physicians ,Dara and his sister [[Jahanara Begum|Jahanara]] were allowed to physically see him. The stage was set for the transition of power. Eventhough Shah Jahan later was able to recover from his illness it would still prove costly for him. Seizing the opportunity who was the viceroy of Bengal and Orissa rebelled against the father and Murad Baksh crowned himself as the emperor at [[Surat]]. In contrast to Shuja and Murad, however, Aurangzeb did not take the irrevocable step of crowning himself. Instead, he engaged in a busy secret correspondence with Murad, and, to a lesser extent, with Shuja. Letters written in cipher encased in bamboo tubes passed from runner to runner over special relay posts newly established between Ahmadabad and Aurangabad. Both of them agreed to a joint action against their brothers. As a result they decided to divide the ruling Mughal land amongst themselves.(But this wasn't so as the fact that Aurengzeb was only seeking the Annihilation of all his brothers and gaining the throne for himself later in the war of succession).{{sfn|Richards|1993|loc=''The War of Succession'' p. | ||