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Identify the Mughal emperor who was imprisoned for the rest of his life in Agra after the war of succession among his sons.

  1. A
    Aurangzeb
  2. B
    Bahadur Shah I
  3. C
    Shah Jahan
  4. D
    Jahadar Shah

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Shah Jahan was deposed and imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb in 1658 at Agra Fort following the brutal Mughal war of succession. Shah Jahan spent the remaining eight years of his life confined there until his death in 1666.

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Identify the Mughal emperor who was imprisoned for the rest of his life in Agra after the war of succession among his sons.
A
Aurangzeb
B
Bahadur Shah I
C
Shah Jahan
D
Jahadar Shah

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