Mirza Jahangir

Mirza Jahangir Bakht Bahadur
Shahzada of the Mughal Empire
Born1776 (1776)
Red Fort, Delhi, Mughal Empire
Died18 July 1821 (aged 44–45)
Allahabad, British India
Burial
Wives
  • Halima-un-Nissa
  • Birj Bai
  • Umrao Bai
Issue
  • Sulaiman Jah
  • Siphr ud-Daula
  • Zafar Yab Jang
  • Chughtai Khan Bahadur (1810-1857)
  • Nawab Asa Ra'afat Sultan Begum Sahiba
  • Nawab Quraisha Sultan Begum Sahiba
Names
Mirza Muhammad Jahangir Bakht Bahadur
HouseTimurid
FatherAkbar Shah II
MotherMumtaz Mahal
ReligionSunni 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.

  1. ^ Smith, R. V. (2013-10-27). "The other Jahangir". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
  2. ^ Husain, MS (2006) Bahadur Shah Zafar; And the War of 1857 in Delhi, Aakar Books, Delhi, P87-88.