Murad Mirza (son of Akbar)

Murad Mirza
مراد میرزا
Shahzada of the Mughal Empire
Mirza
Portrait of Murad, c. 1600
Born15 June 1570
Fatehpur Sikri, Agra
Died12 May 1599(1599-05-12) (aged 28)
Mughal Empire
Burial13 May 1599
Spouse
  • Habiba Banu Begum
    (m. 1587)
  • Daughter of Bahadur Khan
Issue
  • Rustam Mirza
  • Alam Sultan Mirza
  • Jahan Banu Begum
HouseHouse of Babur
Dynasty Timurid dynasty
FatherAkbar
MotherConcubine
ReligionSunni Islam
Din-i Ilahi

Murad Mirza (Persian: مراد میرزا; 15 June 1570[1] – 12 May 1599)[2] was a Mughal prince as the second surviving son of Mughal Emperor Akbar and his mother was a royal concubine. He was raised by Salima Sultan Begum until age of 5. He was the maternal grandfather of Nadira Banu Begum, wife of Prince Dara Shikoh (eldest son of the emperor Shah Jahan).