The Revolt and Punishment By Father to a Son

The Mughals From Akbar to Shah-Jahan.

This Story Begins with King Akbar who Prayed for a Son and Jahangir was Born.This was Rumoured that as Akbar was very close to His Grandson the Elder son of Prince Khusrau.He wanted his Grandson to become the Emperor after His Death.
Akbar was Slow-Poisoned by his son Jahangir.However  Akbar nominated his son Jahangir as his Successor.
After Akbar Death Jahangir become the King He Arrested his own son and Kept him in Palace.

Mughal King Akbar The Great

Mughal King Akbar and Raja Man Singh

King Jahangir Receives Prisoners

Prince Khusrau the son of Jahangir revolted and went with 300 of his Faithful Servants on the Pretext of going to Akbar Grave.He was joined by his uncle Man-Singh and other Rajput He tried to seize Lahore But Failed after which he tried to Flee to Kabul but Failed and Captured..He was Blinded by his own Father and Later he Felt ashamed and Engaged some Physicians to restore his Eyesight.Later his own Brother Khurram better known as Shah-Jahan

Prince Khusrau Being put on a Dirty Elephant with The Nobles being Punished who supported the Revolt

Prince Khusrau was first brought to Delhi, where a grisly punishment was meted out to his supporters. He was seated in grand style on an elephant and paraded down Chandni Chowk, while on both sides of the narrow street, the noblemen and barons who had supported him were held at knife-point on raised platforms. As the elephant approached each such platform, the luckless supporter was impaled on a stake (through his bowels), while Khusrau was compelled to watch the grisly sight and listen to the screams and pleas of those who had supported him. This was repeated numerous times through the entire length of Chandni Chowk.
Khusrau's life was spared, but he was condemned to a fate almost as terrible. He was blinded and then thrown into a dungeon.

Khusro meets Guru Arjan Dev.

The fugitive prince during his flight from Agra to Lahore, in April 1606 met the fifth Guru of Sikhs,  Guru Arjan Dev at Tarn Taran to seek his blessing.  He seems to have already been acquainted with the Sikh Guru through his grandfather Akbar. There is every probability that the prince, in his early boyhood, might have even visited the abode of the gurus in the company of Akbar. That is why he sought the blessings of the Guru in his hour of struggle. It is said that Guru Arjan Dev received the prince in the midst of the Sikh congregation. Sikh followers of the Guru gave a sum of five thousand rupees to the prince by way of help.

Execution of Guru Arjan Dev

Guru Arjan Dev was arrested on order of Jahangir and imprisoned in the house of Chandu Shah, the Dewan of Lahore where he was tortured and executed.

The result was a scarring of the Sikh psyche that would reverberate for centuries and ultimately destroy the Mughal empire forever.

Tomb of Prince Khusrau Mirza Allahabad

King Shahjahan
Soon after the blinding of Khusrau, Jahangir, possibly in a fit of remorse, ordered his physicians to  restore his son's vision. With their efforts, Khusrau was spared the horror of total blindness and he was even allowed to come for court proceedings. Khusrau’s popularity and his return to court alarmed his step-brother Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan).
When Jahangir ordered Khurram to handle the rebellion in South, he put in a condition to hand Khusrau in his custody.  Jahangir refused initially but gave in in insistence by his wife Noor Jahan.  Khusrau was now a man on borrowed time. The end came in January 1622 when under Shah Jahan’s order, Raza Bahadur entered his chambers in the middle of the night. Khusrau was strangled and then re-arranged on his bed to make it appear as if his death was natural.
After the death of Jahangir in 1627, Prince Khurram was proclaimed as Shah Jahan, the emperor of India. Khusao's sons, other step-brothers of Shah Jahan, and their remaining male off-springs were all put to death by Asif Khan (Brother of Noor Jahan) on order from Shah Jahan.

The Mughals