Dara Shukoh, Brother of Aurungzeb, wanted to build a tomb for his spiritual instructor Mian Mir... He got red stones from Jaipur that time... But before tomb could be completed.. Aurangzeb killed his brother Dara to ascend the Mughal throne. He infact got Dara beheaded n send his mutilated head to his father, Shah Jahan. Post taking Lahore under his reign Aurangzeb build this Badshahi Mosque using same redstones which were meant to be for tomb of Mian Mir.
Now backstory on Mian Mir.. he was a Sufi who was respected by Muslims and Sikhs both. Infact Mian Mir was very close to Guru Arjan Dev. It's rumoured that Mian Mir layed the foundation stone of Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Dara Shukoh because of Mian Mir was not radical like Aurangzeb and respected other religions he infact became pluralist. Dara has written a book on the translating Upanishads in Persian language.
Edited by Zeal17 - 5 years ago