Azim-ush-Shan

Azim-ush-Shan
Mirza[1]
Azim-ush-Shan holding a jewelled sarpech c. 1710
29th Subahdar of Bengal
Reign22 September 1697 – 18 March 1712
PredecessorIbrahim Khan II
SuccessorMurshid Quli Khan
MonarchAurangzeb
Azam Shah
Bahadur Shah I
BornMuhammad Azim-ud-Din
(1664-12-15)15 December 1664
Agra Fort, Agra, Agra Subah, Mughal Empire
Died18 March 1712(1712-03-18) (aged 47)
Ravi River, Kangra, Mughal Empire
Burial
Spouses
  • Bai Jas Kaur
    (m. 1678)
    [2]
  • Aisha Begum
    (m. 1692; died 1709)
    [2]
  • Gitti Ara Begum
    (m. 1709)
    [2]
  • Sahiba Niswan[3]
Issue
  • Muhammad Karim Mirza
  • Humayun Bakht Mirza
  • Ruh-ul-Daula Mirza
  • Ahsanullah Mirza
  • Farrukhsiyar
Names
Sultan Azhar-ud-Din Muhammad Azim Mirza, Azim-ush-Shan Bahadur
HouseHouse of Babur
DynastyMughal dynasty
FatherShah Alam I
MotherAmrita Bai Sahiba
ReligionSunni Islam

Mirza Azim-ush-Shan (15 December 1664 – 18 March 1712) was the second son of Mughal emperor Shah Alam I, by his second wife, Amrita Bai, Princess of Kishangarh. He was the great grandson of Shah Jahan and the grandson of Aurangzeb, during whose reign he was the subahdar (governor) of Bengal Subah from 1697 to his death in 1712.

  1. ^ Mughal title Mirza, the title of Mirza and Khan or Padshah, which were the titles of the Mongol rulers.
  2. ^ a b c Irvine, William (1971). Later Mughal. Atlantic Publishers & Distri. p. 144.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference che was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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