Upon the death of
Jahangir, in order to secure the accession of Shah Jahan, Asaf Khan, the brother of Nur Jahan, brought Dawar Baksh out of confinement, declared him king and sent him to Lahore. However,
Nur Jahan favoured Jahangir's youngest son, Shahryar, to ascend, and since he was in Lahore at the time, he ascended to the throne, captured the state treasury and, in an attempt to secure his throne, distributed over 70 lakh rupees amongst old and new noblemen. Meanwhile, Mirza Baisinghar, son of the late Prince Daniyal, on the death of the Emperor, fled to Lahore, and joined Shahryar. The two forces met near Lahore. Shahryar lost the battle and fled into the fort, where the next morning he was presented in front of Dawar Baksh, who placed him in confinement. On
Jumada al-Awwal 2, 1037 AH (30 December 1627)
Shah Jahan was proclaimed Emperor at Lahore, and on Jumada al-Awwal 26, 1037 AH (23 January 1628 However, there are some suggestions that Dawar had managed to avoid this fate and escaped to
Persia. As late as 1633, ambassadors from the
Duchy of Holstein claimed to have encountered him there, and the French glassmaker Tavernier went so far as to state that he had conversed and dined with the prince. ==Ancestry==