The Trial of Mughal prince Dara Shikoh

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The Trial of Mughal prince Dara Shikoh is a historical play by Shahid Nadeem that dramatizes the political and religious persecution of the liberal Mughal heir Dara Shikoh by his orthodox brother Aurangzeb.

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instanceOf historical play
play
associatedWith Ajoka Theatre
author Shahid Nadeem
basedOn historical events in the Mughal Empire
life of Dara Shikoh
countryOfOrigin Pakistan
creator Shahid Nadeem
depicts conflict between Dara Shikoh and Aurangzeb
liberal Islamic thought
orthodox Islamic thought
religious intolerance
struggle for Mughal succession
trial of Dara Shikoh
dramaticStructure trial format
genre biographical drama
historical drama
hasSetting 17th-century India
Mughal court
intendedMessage advocacy of tolerance and dialogue
critique of religious extremism
mainSubject Aurangzeb
Dara Shikoh
Islam in South Asia
Mughal Empire
Sufism
political persecution
religious persecution
medium stage
narrativeFocus political and religious persecution of Dara Shikoh
originalLanguage Urdu
portrays Aurangzeb as a religiously orthodox ruler
linked to: Aurangzeb

Dara Shikoh as a liberal and syncretic thinker
theme abuse of political power
fanaticism
freedom of thought
pluralism
tension between religious liberalism and orthodoxy
timePeriod Mughal Empire

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