1633-1699 (Mughal Glory)

Beginning
The War of Hindustani Succesion started when the Hindustani Emperor, Shah Jahan, got an illness. This illness would cause two of his three sons - Dara Shikoh and Aurangzeb - to declare themselves emperor of Hindustan while the third, Murad Baksh, supported Aurangzeb.

Aurangzeb's Islamic Beliefs
Aurangzeb, the middle of the three, had a belief directly opposing Hindustani secularism. This resulted in him being known as a cruel ruler. His army would eventually desert him while he was on the march to Agra to claim the throne (POD).

Dara Shikoh's Secularism
Dara Shikoh would continue the Hindustani secularism started by Akbar. This resulted in the people ruled by him to consider him a fine ruler

Shah Jahan's Recovery
Shah Jahan recovered and put his support behind Dara Shikoh. This would prove to alter the course of the war.

Battle of Samgarh


After his older brother lost his army, Murad Baksh had to face off the armies of both Aurangzeb (betrayed  him) and Dara Shikoh at Samgarh. According to a first hand account:

''"Samgarh, would be the site of battle which would decide our history. Aurangzeb's army, having betrayed him, had arrived to support us. After arrangements were altered by supreme commander Shah Jahan, we awaited the arrival of Murad Baksh's army." ''

He quickly lost, despite support from Aurangzeb, but was not be able to face off the might of the armies of Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh led by Shah Jahan and supported by Dara Shikoh and the people.

Aftermath

Aurangzeb and  was put to death and Shah Jahan was deep in sorrow. He officially resigned.

Death of Shah Jahan
Soon into his rule, in 1666, Shah Jahan died. In accord to his wishes, he was put beside Mumtaz Mahal in the Taj Mahal. The mourning of such a great ruler would last fourteen days.

Company War
in 1690, a war occurred. This war was caused by a fear that was in Dara Shikoh's heart. This fear was that England would take over India. To do this, he banned all trade with England.

Battle of Kalikata
The English East India Company decided that they would occupy the Hindustani village of Kalikata. This move was horrible, as shown when the English torched the village as they were retreating from the Hindustani Army. This move caused the Hindustani Army to shut down all relations to England.

English Surrender


The English king decided that he cannot lose valuable Hindustani trade and declared a surrender. The people in the English East India Company who orchestrated the war were sent to the court of Dara Shikoh for where they were sent back with the response that "I [Dara Shikoh] refuse to pardon these fellows that have burned a Hindustani village for no reason." This caused the members of the king's court to go to Dara Shikoh's court himself and request a pardon. This pardon was successful, but on the terms that "all trade must go through the Dutch East India Company." The English accepted, with Dara Shikoh's revenge complete

Aftermath
The English decided that attempting to colonize and tax Hindustan was useless and instead created alliances with Javanese sultans. The Dutch abandoned Java after quite a lot of money was made through the English trade with Hindustan. The angry English started to fund rebellious groups in Hindustan, while the Dutch funded the Hindustani government.

Death of Dara Shikoh
Dara Shikoh died peacefully in his sleep in 1695 and his son succeded him