History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c23.31

v2.c23.31

Agra, and must not be regarded as a war against the Emperor’s authority. A month later when he was crossing the Chambal, he got a letter written by his eldest sister Jahanara, but really expressing Shah Jahan’s views. It said, “The Emperor has recovered and is himself administering the State and trying to remove the disorders that cropped up during his late illness. Your armed advance is therefore an act of war against your father. Even if it is directed against Dara, it is no less sinful, since the eldest brother, both by Canon Law and common usage, stands in the position of the father. If you value your good name in this world and salvation in the next, you should obey your father, and report your wishes to him in writing, without advancing any futher.”