My Malice and Bias

Khusrau Mirza (1587 – 1622) or Prince Khusrau was the eldest son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir . His mother, Manbhawati Bai  was the daughter of Rajput Raja Bhagwant Das of Amber (Jaipur), head of the Kushwaha clan of Rajputs. Emperor Akbar was disappointed with his only son Prince Salim who was addicted to opium and wine. Salim (who later became the Emperor Jahangir) regularly disobeyed royal orders and became infamous for murdering Akbar's grand vizier Abul Fazal . After Akbar's death, the Mughal court was divided in two camps - Raja Man Singh of Amber and moderate Muslim courtiers preferred Prince Khusrao who was popular with the public because of his moderate Sufi beliefs. The powerful Persian nobles and Muslim clergy preferred Jahangir as Emperor of India. Mughal Family Feud Moderate vs. Clergy Emperor Akbar had brought his grandson Khusrao up in the liberal tradition he had fostered. He had the support of his mother Manbhawati and Raja Man Singh of Amber....

Tales of Bravery and Treachery Rajputs are a warrior clan settled in NW India. Rajput (from Sanskrit raja-putra, " son of a king " is a member of one of the warrior clans of the Indian subcontinent. They rose to prominence from the late 6th century CE, and, until the 13th century, the Rajput rulers dominated many regions of central and northern India including Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. Rajput-Sikh Wedding in Punjab The Rajput population and the former Rajput states are found spread through much of the subcontinent, particularly in north, west and central India. These areas include Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu, Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Sindh. Origin of "Rajputs" The origin of the Rajputs is the subject of debate. There is no mention of the term in the historical record as pertaining to a social group prior to the 6th Century AD. The collapse of the Gupta empire during the lat...