Jahangir Mirza (Timurid prince)

Jahangir Mirza
جهانگیر میرزا
Timurid Prince
Born1356
Died1376 (aged 19–20)
Samarqand (present-day Uzbekistan)
Burial
Tomb of Jahangir, Shakhrisabz (present-day Uzbekistan)
WivesKhanzada Begum
Ruqaiya Khanike
Bakht Malik Agha
IssueMuhammad Sultan Mirza
Pir Muhammad
Several others
Names
Ghiyas-ud-din Jahangir Mirza
HouseHouse of Timur
FatherTimur
MotherTurmish Agha
ReligionIslam

Ghiyas-ud-din Jahangir Mirza[1] (1356 – 1376) (Persian: جهانگیر میرزا) was a member of the Timurid dynasty and a son of its founder, the Central Asian conqueror Timur. He was Timur's favourite son and served as one of his military commanders as well as his heir apparent.[2] However, Jahangir died in 1376, predeceasing his father by almost thirty years.

  1. ^ Barzegar, Karim Najafi (2000). Mughal-Iranian relations: during sixteenth century. Indian Bibliographies Bureau. p. 17. ISBN 978-81-85004-60-0.
  2. ^ Marefat, Roya (1991). Beyond the Architecture of Death: Shrine of the Shah-i Zinda in Samarqand. Harvard University. p. 238.