Murad Bakhsh

Murad Bakhsh
مراد بخش

Shahzada of the Mughal Empire
Mirza[1]
Prince Murad Bakhsh in his 30s c. 1655
Subadar of Multan
Reign1642 –14 December 1661
EmperorShah Jahan I
Aurangzeb
PredecessorSaeed Khan
SuccessorSaeed Khan
Subadar of Balkh
Reign16 February 1646 – 9 August 1646)
EmperorShah Jahan I
SuccessorAurangzeb
Subadar of Kashmir
Reign20 August 1647 – July 1648
EmperorShah Jahan I
Subadar of Deccan
Reign25 July 1648 – 14 September 1649
EmperorShah Jahan I
Subadar of Kabul
Reign23 January 1650 – 1654
EmperorShah Jahan I
PredecessorQuli Khan Turani
SuccessorSaid Khan
Subadar of Gujarat
ReignMarch 1654 –14 December 1661
EmperorShah Jahan I
Aurangzeb
PredecessorShaista Khan
SuccessorShah Nawaz Khan Safavi
Born8 October 1624
Rohtasgarh Fort, Mughal Empire
Died14 December 1661(1661-12-14) (aged 37)
Gwalior Fort, Mughal Empire
Cause of deathExecution
Burial
Traitor's Cemetery (Gwalior)
Spouse
Sakina Banu Begum
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(m. 1638)​
Issue
  • Muhammad Yar Mirza
  • Izzad Bakhsh Mirza
  • Dostdar Banu Begum
  • Asaish Banu Begum
  • Hamraz Banu Begum
Names
Mirza Muhammad Murad Bakhsh
HouseHouse of Babur
Dynasty Timurid dynasty
FatherShah Jahan
MotherMumtaz Mahal
ReligionSunni Islam
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Mirza Muhammad Murad Bakhsh (9 October 1624 – 14 December 1661)[2] was a Mughal prince and the youngest surviving son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal.[3] He was the Subahdar of Balkh, till he was replaced by his elder brother Aurangzeb in the year 1647.

  1. ^ Mughal title Mirza, the title of Mirza and not Khan or Padshah, which were the titles of the Mongol rulers.
  2. ^ "DELHI (Mughal Empire)". Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ^ "The Indian Empire - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 2, p. 402". Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2008.