Sulaiman Shikoh

Sulaiman Shikoh
سلیمان شیکوه

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
SpouseAnup Kanwar jiya begum
Issue
  • Salima Banu Begum
  • Junaid Shikoh
  • Fatima Banu Begum
Total 3 sons and 2 daughters
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.

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