A Would-Be Emperor Too Good to Be True
A RATHER UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT occurred in India in September 1657. The Mughal emperor of India, Shah Jahan — the man who commissioned the Taj Mahal — fell ill. He recovered soon enough, but the die was cast. Three of his sons, who were far away, suspecting that he had died, conspired, individually and together, to […]
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