Sulaiman Shikoh

Sulaiman Shikoh
سُلَیمان شِکوہ

Shahzada of the Mughal Empire
Mirza[1]
Prince Sulaiman Shikoh, c. 1652
Born(1635-03-15)15 March 1635
Sultanpur, Mughal Empire
Died16 May 1662(1662-05-16) (aged 27)
Gwalior Fort, Mughal Empire
BurialJune 1662
Traitor's Cemetery, Gwalior, India
SpouseAnup Kanwar
Jiya Begum
IssueSalima Banu Begum
Junaid Shikoh
Fatima Banu Begum
Names
Mirza Sulaiman Shikoh
HouseHouse of Babur
Dynasty Timurid dynasty
FatherDara Shikoh
MotherNadira Banu Begum
ReligionSunni Islam
An unfinished portrait of Sulaiman Shikoh

Mirza Sulaiman Shikoh was a Mughal prince and the eldest son of Crown prince Dara Shikoh. He was executed in May 1662 at Gwalior Fort on the orders of his paternal uncle, Emperor Aurangzeb.

  1. ^ Mughal title Mirza, the title of Mirza and not Khan or Padshah, which were the titles of the Mongol rulers.