| Mirza Jahangir Bakht Bahadur | |||||
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| Shahzada of the Mughal Empire | |||||
| Born | 1776 Red Fort, Delhi, Mughal Empire | ||||
| Died | 18 July 1821 (aged 44–45) Allahabad, British India | ||||
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| House | Timurid | ||||
| Father | Akbar Shah II | ||||
| Mother | Mumtaz Mahal | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Mirza Jahangir (also known as Shahzada Mirza Jahangir Shah Bakht Bahadur) (1776 – 18 July 1821)[1] was the son of Prince Mirza Jahan Shah, who became the Emperor Akbar Shah II in 1806 and his wife Empress Mumtaz Mahal, he was also the younger brother of Emperor Bahadur Shah II and older brother of Mirza Jahan Shah.[citation needed] Under the pressure of his mother, Mumtaz Begum, Akbar Shah declared him as his successor. However, after he attacked the British resident, Archibald Seton, in the Red Fort, the East India Company exiled him and eventually Bahadur Shah II succeed his father in 1837, to become the last Mughal ruler of India .[2] He was subahdar of Assam from 1813 to 1818. He was the 32nd Mughal ruler in Assam.