17 agosto 2017

India's Fratricidal Mughals

The first six Moghul Emperors of India ruled in an unbroken succession from father to son for nearly 200 years, from 1526 to 1707. Which sounds impressive. But wait – this was not father to eldest son. There was no tradition of primogeniture, where the eldest son automatically inherits the crown.

Each of those father-to-son successions happened only after civil war and court intrigue and, yes, brothers murdering brothers…

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