Mirza Badi-uz-Zaman Safavi

Badi-uz-Zaman Safavi
Shahzada of the Safavid Empire
Badi-uz-Zaman Safavid by Hashim
Viceroy of Gujarat Subah
Tenure1637 – 1659
Died(1659-03-14)14 March 1659
Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Burial
SpouseNauras Banu Begum
IssueDilras Banu Begum
Sakina Banu Begum
Mirza Muhammad Ahsan Safavi
Mirza Mu‘azzam Safavi
Names
Badi-uz-Zaman Safavi
HouseSafavid
FatherMirza Rustam Safavi
ReligionShia Islam

Badi-uz-Zaman Safavi (Persian: بدیع‌الزمان صفوی; died 1659) was a prince of the Safavid dynasty of Persia and a powerful amir at the Mughal court during Emperor Shah Jahan's reign. He is better known by the title Shahnawaz Khan or Mirza Deccan. Shahnawaz Khan was the father-in-law of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his younger brother Prince Murad Baksh.