What was the nickname given to the father of Prince Dara?
King of the World
Sultan Murad Mirza
Shahzada Murad Mirza (8 June 1570 – 12 May 1599) was a Mughal prince as the second surviving son of Mughal Emperor Akbar.
 He was the maternal grandfather of Nadira Banu Begum, wife of Prince Dara (eldest son of emperor Shah Jahan).
Shah Jahan
Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592  – 22 January 1666) better known by his regnal name Shah Jahan (Persian: "King of the World"), was the fifth Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1628 to 1658.
François Bernier
François Bernier (25 September 162022 September 1688) was a French physician and traveller.
 He was born at Joué-Etiau in Anjou.
 He was briefly personal physician to Mughal prince Dara Shikoh (28 October 161530 August 1659), the eldest son of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, and after Dara Shikoh's demise, was attached to the court of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (14 October 161820 February 1707), for around 12 years during his stay in India. Molly Pitcher
Molly Pitcher was a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Battle of Monmouth, who is generally believed to have been Mary Ludwig Hays.
 Since various Molly Pitcher tales grew in the telling, many historians regard Molly Pitcher as folklore rather than history, or suggest that Molly Pitcher may be a composite image inspired by the actions of a number of real women.
 The name itself may have originated as a nickname given to women who carried water to men on the battlefield during War. Shah Badakhshi
Mullah Shah Badakhshi, popularly known as Mullah Shah was a 17th-century Muslim Sufi, and spiritual successor of the famous Sufi saint Mian Mir (1550 – 1635).
 He belonged to the Qadiri order of Sufism.
 He was the spiritual mentor of the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh Qadri (1615 – 1659) and his sister Princess Jahanara Begum.
 Dara Shikoh desired to be initiated into the Qadri order at the hands of Hazrat Mian Mir.
 After Hazrat Mian Mir's "wisal", Dara Shikoh's search for a murshid took him to Kashmir where he met Hazrat Mulla Shah Badakhsi.
 In Sakinatul Awliya Dara Shikoh writes in the chapter titled "Mulla Shah Badakhsi": Nadira Banu
Nadira Banu Begum (14 March 1618 – 6 June 1659) was a Mughal princess and the wife of Crown prince Dara Shikoh, the eldest son and heir-apparent of the fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
 After Aurangzeb's rise to power, Dara Shikoh's immediate family and all of his supporters were in grave danger.
 Nadira died in 1659, several months before her husband's execution, and was survived by two sons and a daughter. Sipihr Shikoh
Sipihr Shikoh (13 October 1644 – 2 or 3 July 1708) also known as Sipihr Shukoh, was a Mughal prince as the fourth son of Crown Prince Dara Shikoh and his consort Nadira Banu Begum. Moth Smoke
Moth Smoke is a novel written by Mohsin Hamid, published in 2000.
 It tells the story of Darashikoh Shezad, a banker in Lahore, Pakistan, who loses his job, falls in love with his best friend's wife, and plunges into a life of drugs and crime.
 It uses the historical trial of the liberal Mughal prince Dara Shikoh by his brother Aurangzeb as an allegory for the state of Pakistan at the time of the 1998 nuclear tests. Gujarat under Mughal Empire
In 1573, Akbar (1573-1605), the emperor of the Mughal Empire captured Gujarat (now a state in western India) by defeating Gujarat Sultanate under Muzaffar Shah III.
 Muzaffar tried to regain the Sultanate in 1584 but failed.
 Gujarat remained the Mughal province ("subah") governed by the viceroys and officers appointed by the Mughal emperors from Delhi.
 Akbar's foster brother Mirza Aziz Kokaltash was appointed as the viceroy who strenghthened Mughal hold over the region.
 The nobles of former Sultanate continued to resist and rebel during the reign of the next emperor Jehangir (1605-1627) but Kokaltash and his successor viceroys subdued them.
 Jehangir also permitted the British East India Company to establish factories in Surat and elsewhere in Gujarat.
 The next emperor Shah Jahan (1627-1658) expanded his terrotories in south and his viceroys made hold over Kathiawar peninsula including Nawanagar.
 Shah Jahan had also appointed his prince Aurangzeb, who was involved in religious disputes, prince Dara Shikoh and later prince Murad Bakhsh as viceroys.
 Following battle of succession, Aurangzeb (1658-1707) came to the Mughal throne and his policies resulted in revolts and discontent.
 During his reign, the Marathas under Shivaji raided Surat (1666) and their incursions in Gujarat started.
 Till then Gujarat prospered due to political stability, peace and growing international trade. Achabal Gardens
Achabal Garden is one of the most important and splendid tourist places in the state of Kashmir and is about 8 kilometers away from Anantnag.
 It was in the state of Kashmir that the Mughal style gardens was brought to perfection and Achabal is one such masterpiece.
 This place is famous all over due to an ancient spring surrounded by a terrace garden, which was developed by Mughals.
 The historical significance of this place strikes the visitor with awe.Achabal Garden, once the pleasure retreat of the Mughal Empress Noor Jahan is a beautifully created garden in Kashmir with its own special allure and character.
 Its picturesque beauty makes it one of the best Mughal gardens of the Indian subcontinent.
 It is difficult to describe in words the mesmerizing beauty of this Mughal style garden.
 The upper portion of the garden is popularly known as `Bag-e-Begum Abad` and was developed by Malika Noor Jehan Begum in 1620 A.D. Later it became renowned as Sahib Abad in which there was a `Hamam` or treasure of water getting heat from a logical lamp or `tosng`.
 The garden was created at the site of a powerful spring, which enters the garden as a waterfall.
 The design of this wonderfully created garden is ascribed to the beloved wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.
 The Garden of Achabal is located at the foot of a hill covered with dense forest, which is 8 kilometers from Anantnag and 56 kilometers from Srinagar.
 The daughter of the Mughal monarch Shah Jahan built the garden in the year 1620 with cascading outpourings and pavilions.
 The most beautiful of all springs is Achabal and it gushes out of the Sosanwar Hill.
 In the garden of Achabal the water gushes out of the spasm with great vigor throughout the entire year.
 In the later ages the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh built a mosque in the garden.
 There is also a trout farm for seed fish nearby.
 There are tourist bungalows and tourist huts nearby where the tourists can spend some moments in the lap of the beautiful setup.
 This garden is universally regarded as a visual treat for the eyes.
 This garden is also well adorned with sprawling Chinar trees.
 Stepped terraces, ornamental shrubs and conventional elegance, are the added attraction, which not only mesmerizes one but also attracts thousands of tourists from all over the globe every year.
 Accommodation is available at the nearby tourist bungalows or rest houses.
 Achabal not only serves as a breathtaking splendor but also is a reviving experience for all tourists.