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1627 - 1658 H.M. Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Abu'l-Muzaffar Shihab ud-din Muhammad, Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani, Shah Jahan I Padshah Ghazi Zillu'llah [Firdaus-Ashiyani], Emperor of India. b. at Lahore, 5^th February 1592, educ. privately. Granted the title of Shah Khurrum in 1616, and promoted to Shah Jahan Bahadur by his father, 12^th October 1617. Appointed to an Imperial mansab of 8,000 5^th April 1607, prom. to 10,000 1611, prom. to 12,000 1612, prom. to 15,000 1^st March 1615, prom. to 20,000 1616, prom. to 30,000 12^th October 1617. Succeeded on the death of his father, 8^th November 1627 n.s. Installed on the musnaid at Agra, 25^th January 1628 n.s. Removed his capital to Delhi (Shahjahanabad), 29^th March 1647. Removed from power by his son Aurangzeb on 20^th June 1658, placed in confinement at the Red Fort, Akbarabad (Agra), on 22^nd June, and formally deposed on 2^nd August 1658. m. (first) at Agra, 12^th December 1609, Kandahari Begum Sahiba (b. at Kandahar, before 1594; bur. Kandahari Bagh, Agra), previously Kandahari Mahal, elder daughter of Muzaffar Husain Mirza Safawi, by whom he had issue, one daughter. m. (second) at Delhi, 10^th May 1612, H.M. Malika-i-Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal (cre. 14^th February 1628) Nawab Mahd-i-‘Aliya Begum, Arjumand Banu Qudsia Begum Sahiba (b. 1593; d. in childbirth at Burhanpur, 17^th July 1631 n.s., bur. Taj Mahal, Agra), daughter of H.H. Waqil-i-Mutlaq, Yamin ud-Daula, Nawab Abu’l-Hasan Asaf Khan Bahadur, Khan-i-Khanan, previously styled I‘tiqād Khān, sometime Chief Minister and C-in-C under Emperor Jahangir, by his wife, Diwanji Begum Sahiba, daughter of Khwaja Ghias ud-din ‘Ali Asaf Khan Bahadur. m. (third) at Burhanpur, 3^rd September 1617, Hasina Begum Sahiba, daughter of Nawab Shah Nawaz Khan Bahadur [Mirza Iraj], mansabdar of 5,000, son of Wakil us-Sultanat, Khan-i-Khanan, Amir ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza ‘Abdu’r Rahim Khan, sometime Subadar of Gujarat. m. (fourth) Muti Begum Sahiba. m. (fifth) Qudsia Begum Sahiba. m. (1) Bibi Sarhindi Mahal Sahiba (d. after 1650). m. (2) A’azz un-nisa Begum Sahiba [Bibi Akbarabadi Mahal Sahiba] (d. at Akbarabad (Agra), 7^th February 1677 n.s., bur. there at the Akbarabadi Masjid). m. (3) Bibi Fatehpuri Mahal Sahiba (d. after 1666). m. (4) ca. 1626, Raj Kumari Shri Manbhavathi Baiji Lall Sahiba, widow of his elder brother, Sultan Muhammad Parviz Mirza, and younger daughter of Sawai Raja Sur Singhji [Suraj Mal], Raja of Jodhpur. m. (5) before 1627, Kumari Lilavati Baiji Lall Sahiba, daughter of Rao Shri Sakat Singh [Shakti], of Kharwar. m. (6) a former wife of Jamal Khan, mansabdar of 5,000 sowar. m. (7) Bibi Nawab Bai Sahiba. He d. in captivity at the Musamman Burj, Agra, 31^st January 1666 (bur. there at the Taj Mahal), having had issue, six sons and twelve daughters:

• 1) Padshahzada-i-Buzurg Martaba, Jalal ul-Kadir, Sultan Muhammad Dara Shikoh, Shah-i-Buland Iqbal. b. near Ajmer, 30^th March 1615 n.s. (s/o Mumtaz Mahal), educ. privately. Subadar of Allahabad 1645, of Gujarat 3^rd July 1648 to 1652, of Multan and Kabul 16^th August 1652, and of Bihar 30^th December 1657 to 17^th May 1658. Appointed to an Imperial mansab of 12,000 zat and 6,000 sowar October 1633, prom. to 7,000 sowar 20^th March 1636, prom. to 15,000 zat and 9,000 sowar 24^th August 1637, prom. to 10,000 sowar 19^th March 1638, prom. to 20,000 zat and 10,000 sowar 24^th January 1639, prom. to 15,000 sowar 21^st January 1642, prom. to 20,000 sowar 1642, prom. to 30,000 zat 18^th April 1648, prom. to 40,000 zat 21^st January 1656, prom. to 50,000 zat and 40,000 sowar 16^th September 1657, prom. to 60,000 zat 30^th December 1657. Appointed Heir Apparent and raised to the titles of Shahzada-i-Buland Iqbal (Prince of High Fortune) 10^th September 1642, and Shah-i-Buland Iqbal (King of High Fortune) 15^th February 1655. Opposed Aurangzeb 1658, but was captured and imprisoned by Malik Jiwan, 21^st June 1659. Brought to Delhi and paraded through the streets in chains and sentenced to death as a heretic. A poet and author under the name of "Kadiri", author of "Sarr-i-Asrar" (Secret of Secrets), "Majma ul-Bahrain" (the uniting of both seas) and  "Safinat ul-Aulia" (a life of Muhammad). m. (first) at Delhi, 11^th February 1633, Nawab Nadira Banu Begum Sahiba (d. from fatigue on the journey to Dadar, in Baluchistan, 16^th June 1659, bur. Shrine of Mian Mir, Lahore), daughter of his uncle, Sultan Parviz Mirza, by his first wife, Iffat Jahan Banu Begum Sahiba, elder daughter of Sultan Rustam Mirza Safawi, 'Iffat Khan, sometime Subadar of Zamindawar, Garmsir, Patna, Sind, Allahabad, and of Bihar. m. (second) Rana Dil Begum Sahiba (d.s.p. after September 1659). He was k. on the orders of his brother Aurangzeb, at the Khawaspura Mansion, Khizirabad, Old Delhi, 12^th September 1659 (bur. Mausoleum of Humayun, Delhi) (his head being delivered on a silver platter to his father Shah Jahan), having had issue, four sons and four daughter, including seven children by Nadira Begum:
  • a) Shahzada Sultan Sulaiman Shikoh. b. at Sultanpur, 15^th March 1635 (s/o Nadira Banu Begum). Naib Subadar of Kabul 1652-1653. Appointed to an Imperial mansab of 10,000 zat and 6,000 sowar 16^th January 1654, prom. to 12,000 zat and 7,000 sowar 15^th February 1655, prom. to 8,000 sowar 21^st January 1656, prom. to 15,000 zat and 10,000 sowar 10^th December 1657. Imprisoned at Salimgarh on the orders of his uncle on 8^th January 1661, and transferred to the Fort of Gwalior 14^th January 1661. m. (first) at Srinagar, Kashmir, 15^th July 1651, a daughter of Khwaja 'Abdu'l-Rahman bin 'Abdu'l-'Aziz Naqshabandi. m. (second) at Delhi, 14^th April 1654, Anup Kunwar Bai Sahiba, daughter of Rao Shri Amar Singh, of Nagaur, by his wife, a sister of 'Umdat ul-Umara, Mirza Raja Shri Jai Singh I Bahadur, Raja of Amber. m. (third) at Delhi, 5^th November 1656, a daughter of Mirza Bahram, cdr. of 1,500 zat and 300 sowar. m. (fourth) at Srinagar, August 1658, a daughter of Amir ul-Umara, Raja Prithvi Pat Shah, Raja of Garhwal. m. (fifth) Indar Kumari (same as the fourth wife?). m. (sixth) Munawar Bai. He d. (poisoned with pousta) a prisoner at Gwalior Fort, May 1662 (bur. Traitor's Cemetery there), having had issue, two daughters:
    • i) Nawab Salima Banu Begum Sahiba. m. at Delhi, 28^th June 1672, Shahzada Muhammad Akbar Mirza (b. at Aurangabad, 21^st September 1657; d. at Farah/Garmsir, Persia, 22^nd March 1706, bur. Mashhad), fourth son of H.M. Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Abu'l-Muzaffar Muhi ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur 'Alamgir Padshah Ghazi, Emperor of India, by his chief consort, Shahzadi Dilrus Banu Begum Sahiba alias Rabia Daurani, elder daughter of Shahzada Badi uz-Zaman Mirza [Shah Nawaz Khan] of Persia. She d. after August 1719, having had issue, one son - see below.
    • ii) Nawab Fatima Banu Begum Sahiba (?). m. at Delhi, 1678, Khwaja Baha ud-din, son of Khwaja Parsa, by his wife, a daughter of Subhan Quli Khan, of Balkh. She d. November/December 1706.
  • b) Shahzada Mihr Shah. b. 14^th July 1638 (s/o Nadira Banu Begum). He d. 19^th August 1638. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • c) Shahzada Sultan Mumtaz Shikoh. b. at Agra, 16^th August 1643 (s/o Nadira Banu Begum). He d.v.p. near Sirhind, 6^th December 1647 (bur. Lahore).
  • d) Shahzada Sultan Muhammad Sipihr Shikoh. b. at Agra, 13^th October 1644 (s/o Nadira Banu Begum). Appointed to an Imperial mansab of 8,000 zat and 2,000 sowar 21^st January 1656, prom. to 3,000 sowar 20^th January 1657, prom. to 10,000 zat and 5,000 sowar 30^th December 1657, prom. to 20,000 zat and 15,000 sowar 21^st March 1658. Captured and imprisoned by Malik Jiwan, 9^th June 1659. Brought to Delhi and paraded through the streets in chains, then imprisoned at Gwalior Fort, until 1675. m. (first) at Bhuj, December 1658 (nikah), a daughter of Rao Shri Tamachi Sahib, Rao of Cutch. m. (second) at Delhi, 9^th February 1673, Nawab Zubdat un-nisa Begum Sahiba (b. at Multan, 13^th September 1651; d. at Delhi, 17^th February 1707), fourth daughter of H.M. Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Abu'l-Muzaffar Muhi ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur 'Alamgir Padshah Ghazi, Emperor of India, by his principal consort, Nawab Rabia uz-Zamani Begum Sahiba, elder daughter of Mirza Badi uz-Zaman Safawi, Shah Nawaz Khan Bahadur, sometime Subadar of Jaunpur, Malwa, Oudh and Gujarat. He d. at Delhi, 2^nd/3^rd July 1708, having had issue, a son:
    • i) Shahzada 'Ali Tabar Mirza. b. at Delhi, 23^rd July 1676 (s/o Zubdat un-nisa Begum). He d. there aged six months, December 1676.
  • a) A d/o Nadira Banu Begum. b. at Agra, 29^th January 1634. She d. later that same year. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • b) Shahzadi Pak-Ni'had Banu Begum Sahiba. b. 5^th September 1641 (d/o Nadira Banu Begum).
  • c) Nawab Jahan Zeb Banu Begum Sahiba [Jani Begum]. m. at the Mansion of Shahzadi Jahan Ara Begum, Delhi, 15^th January 1669, H.M. Padshah-i-Mamalik Muhammad Shahid 'Azam Shah-i-'Ali Jah, Emperor of India (b. at Burhanpour, 11^th July 1653; d. at Jajowan, 8^th June 1707), third son of H.M. Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Abu'l-Muzaffar Muhi ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur 'Alamgir Padshah Ghazi, Emperor of India, by his principal consort, Nawab Rabia uz-Zamani Begum Sahiba, elder daughter of Shahzada Badi uz-Zaman Mirza, Shah Nawaz Khan, of the Safawi dynasty of Persia. She d. at the Bagh-i-Shahi, Ahmadabad, before 24^th March 1705 n.s. (bur. Mausoleum of Qutb ud-din, Shahjahanabad, Delhi), having had issue - see below.
  • d) Shahzadi Amal un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
• 2) Sultan Muhammad Muhammad Shah Shuja' Bahadur. b. at Ajmer, 23^rd June 1616 o.s. (s/o Nawab Aliya Begum), educ. privately. Appointed to an Imperial mansab of 10,000 zat and 5,000 sowar 28^th August 1633, prom to 6,000 sowar 20^th March 1636, 12,000 zat and 7,000 sowar 24^th August 1637, 8,000 sowar 16^th March 1638, 9,000 sowar 22^nd August 1638, 15,000 zat and 9,000 sowar 5^th March 1639, 10,000 sowar 21^st January 1642, and to 20,000 zat and 15,000 sowar 27^th April 1652. Subadar of Bengal and Bihar 1641-1657, and of Orissa from 25^th July 1648. Granted the title of Shah Shuja’ Bahadur, by his father. Proclaimed as Emperor with the style of Abu’l Fauz Nasir ud-din Muhammad Timur III Iskander II Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani Shah Shuja’ Padshah Ghazi, at Rajmahal, Bengal, November 1657. Signed a treaty with his elder brother Dara, which left him in control of Bengal, Orissa and a large part of Bihar, 17^th May 1658. Fled to Arrakan, 12^th May 1660. m. (first)  at Patna, 5^th March 1633, Nawab Bilqis Begum Sahiba (d. 1634), daughter of Shahzada Rustam Mirza, Iltifat Khan, of the Safawi dynasty of Persia. m. (second) in Bengal, after 5^th March 1639, Nawab Piari Banu Begum Sahiba (taken into the harem of King Sandathudamma of Arakan, February 1661, and later committed suicide by dashing her head against a stone, at at Mrohaung, ca 25^th July 1663), daughter of Nawab ‘Azim Khan [Mir Muhammad Baqi], sometime mansabdar of 5,000 and Subadar of Allahabad, Gujarat, Bengal, Bihar, Kashmir and Jaunpur. m. (third) ca. 1648, a daughter of Raja Gur Sen, Raja of Kishtwar, in the Kashmir hills (she was taken into the harem of King Ssandathudamma of Arakan, February 1661). He was k. by pursuers dispatched by King Sandathudamma, after escaping from the capital, in the jungles near Mrohaung (Mrauk-U), Arakan, 7^th February 1661, having had issue, three sons and four daughters:
• a) Shahzada Sultan Zain ud-din Muhammad Mirza. b. at Rajmahal, Bengal, 28^th October 1639 (s/o Piari Banu Begum), educ. privately. Appointed to an Imperial mansab of 7,000 zat and 2,000 sowar 21^st January 1656. Cdr of his father’s forces 1658-1659. Imprisoned by King Sandathudamma after the murder of his father on 7^th February 1661, but later released. m. at Patna, February 1659, a daughter of Khanlar Khan Qaramanlu, Zulfiqar Khan, sometime Governor-General of Shirwin, in Persia. He was k. (beheaded with a blunt axe) at Mrohaung (Mrauk-U), ca 25^th July 1663, following an abortive rescue by the Subadar of Bengal.
• b) Shahzada Sultan Buland Akhtar Mirza. b. at Rajmahal, Bengal, August 1645 (s/o the Kishtwar princess), educ. privately. Imprisoned by King Sandathudamma after the murder of his father on 7^th February 1661, but later released. He was k. (beheaded with a blunt axe) at Mrohaung (Mrauk-U), ca 25^th July 1663, following an abortive rescue by the Subadar of Bengal. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• c) Shahzada Sultan Zainal 'Abidin Mirza. b. at Rajmahal, Bengal, 20^th December 1645 (s/o Piari Banu Begum), educ. privately. Imprisoned by King Sandathudamma after the murder of his father on 7^th February 1661, but later released. He was k. (beheaded with a blunt axe) at Mrohaung (Mrauk-U), ca 25^th July 1663, following an abortive rescue by the Subadar of Bengal.
• a) Shahzadi Dil Pazir Banu Begum Sahiba. b. 1633 (d/o Bilqis Begum).
• b) Shahzadi Gul Rukh Banu Begum Sahiba (d/o Piari Begum). m. at Dogachi, Bengal, after 18^th June 1659, Shahzada Sultan Muhammad Mirza (b. near Mathura, 19^th December 1639; d. in confinement, at Salimgarh Prison, Delhi, 5^th December 1676), eldest son of H.M. Al-Sultan al-’Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Abu’l-Muzaffar Muhi ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur ‘Alamgir Padshah Ghazi, Emperor of India, by his wife, Nawab Bai Begum Sahiba, daughter of the Raja Chatar Shena [Taj ud-din Khan], Raja of Rajauri, in Kashmir. She d. by suicide, taking poison, at Mrohaung (Mrauk-U), ca 25^th July 1663 – see below. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• c) Shahzadi Raushan Ara Begum Sahiba [Mah Khanan] (d/o Piari Begum). She d. by suicide, taking poison, at Mrohaung (Mrauk-U), ca 25^th July 1663.
• d) Shahzadi Amina Banu Begum Sahiba (d/o Piari Begum). m. at Mrohaung (Mrauk-U), July 1663, H.M. The Lord of the Golden House, Sanda Suriya Dharmaraja [Shwenanthakhin Sandathudamma Raza], Emperor of Pegu, King of Arakan, Chittagong, Tandjur, Dianga and other places in Bengal (b. 1627; d. at Mrohaung (Mrauk-U), 1684), son of H.M. The Lord of the White Elephant, Sadhu Mangtara [Hsinpyuthakkhin Thadoemongtara], Emperor of Pegu, King of Arakan, Chittagong, Tandjur, Dianga and other places in Bengal, by his wife, the daughter and heiress of uncle, King Narapdigyi. She k. (allowed to starve to death while presumed pregnant with child), by King Sandathudamma after he had divested her of her father’s remaining treasure, at Mrohaung (Mrauk-U), Arakan, ca 1666.
• 3) Sultan Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur, who succeeded as H.M. Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Abu'l-Muzaffar Muhi ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur 'Alamgir Padshah Ghazi, Emperor of India (s/o Arjumand Banu Begum) - see below.
• 4) Sultan Jahan Afruz. b. 18^th April 1619 (s/o Shah Nawaz Khan's daughter). He d. at Burhanpur, 20^th March 1621.  Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 5) Sultan Ahmad Bakhsh [alias Ummid Bakhsh?]. b. near Sirhind, 18^th December 1619 (s/o Arjumand Banu). He d.v.p. at Burhanpur, February/March 1622.
• 6) A s/o Arjumand Banu. b. at Mandu, late 1622, but died before being named.
• 7) Sultan Muhammad Murad Bakhsh Bahadur. b. at the Fort of Rohtas, South Bihar, 9^th October 1624 (s/o Arjumand Banu), educ. privately. Appointed to an Imperial mansab of 10,000 zat and 4,000 sowar 24^th January 1638, prom. to 5,000 sowar 28^th January 1640, prom. to 7,000 sowar 2^nd February 1641, prom. to 8,000 sowar 21^st January 1642, prom. to 12,000 zat and 10,000 sowar 27^th March 1642, demoted to 9,000 sowar December 1646, prom. to 15,000 zat and 10,000 sowar 21^st March 1647, prom. to 12,000 sowar September/October1656. Subadar of Multan 1642, of Balkh 16^th February 1646 to 9^th August 1646, of Kashmir 20^th August 1647 to July 1648, the Deccan 25^th July 1648 to 14^th September 1649, and Kabul 23^rd January 1650 to 1654, of Gujarat March 1654, and Malwa. Ascended the musnaid at the Hall of Private Audience, Ahmadabad, 30^th November 1657. Crowned there with the style of Abu'l Muzaffar Murrawwij ud-din Muhammad Murad Bakhsh Shah Muhammad Sikandar II Padshah Ghazi, 15^th December 1657. Captured by his brother, Emperor Aurangzeb, 7^th July 1658. Imprisoned at Gwalior Fort from January 1659. m. (first) at Lahore, 20^th July 1652, Nawab Sakina Begum Sahiba (d.s.p.), younger daughter of Nawab Shah Nawaz Khan [Mirza Badi uz-Zaman Deccani Safawi], sometime Subadar of Orissa, Malwa, the Deccan, Oudh and Gujarat. m. (second) at Ahmadabad, September/October1656, a daughter of Nawab Amir Khan [Mir Abu'l-Baqar], sometime Subadar of Multan and Siwistan. m. (a) Sarasvathi Bai [Saraswati Bai] (d. after January 1659). He was k. (beheaded) on the orders of Aurangzeb, at Gwalior Fort, 14^th December 1661 n.s. (bur. Traitor's Cemetery there), having had issue, two sons and four daughters:
  • a) Sultan Muhammad Yar Bahadur. b. 12^th August 1646. He d. young. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • b) Shahzada Izad Bakhsh Bahadur. b. in Malwa, 1651. Imprisoned at Gwalior Fort by his uncle, Emperor Aurangzeb, January 1659. m. at Delhi, 27^th November 1672, Shahzadi Mihr un-nisa Begum Sahiba (b. 29^th September 1661; d. at Delhi, 1^st April 1706), fifth daughter of H.M. Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Abu'l-Muzaffar Muhi ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur 'Alamgir Padshah Ghazi, Emperor of India, by Aurangbadi Mahal. He d. at Delhi, 27^th May 1706, having had issue: 
    • i) Sultan Dadar Bakhsh Bahadur (s/o Mihr un-nisa Begum). He d. after 1712, having had issue, including two sons and one daughter:
      • (1) Sultan Muhammad Yazdan Bakhsh Bahadur. m. Aziz un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of his uncle, Sultan Dawar Bakhsh Bahadur. He had issue:
        • (a) Mirza Muhammad Husain.
        • (b) Mirza Muhammad Zainal Abidin. He had issue, four sons:
          • (i) Mirza Muhammad Jahan. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
            • 1. Mirza Muhammad Bulaqi.
            • 1. Afzhar uz-Zamani Begum Sahiba. b. ca. 1830. She d. after 1862.
          • (ii) Mirza Samsam ud-din 'Ali. He had issue, three sons and two daughters:
            • 1. Mirza Muhammad Nasir ud-din [Chujju Sahib]. b. ca. 1799. m. (first) Sohag un-nisa Begum Sahiba (b. ca. 1800; d. after 1862). m. (second) Ladhu Khanum (b. ca. 1801; d. after 1862). He d. after 1862.
            • 2. Mirza Muhammad Ashraf. m. (first) Rahim un-nisa Begum Sahiba (b. ca. 1801; d. after 1862). m. (second) Rahim un-nisa Begum Sahiba (name?) (b. ca. 1808; d. after 1862). m. (third) Karim un-nisa Begum Sahiba (b. ca. 1808; d. after 1862). He d. after 1857.
            • 3. Mirza Muhammad Ramazani. A Poet under the nom de plume of Hairat.
            • 1. Mehr Afruz Banu Begum Sahiba. b. ca. 1829. She d. after 1862.
            • 2. Husaini Begum Sahiba.
          • (iii) Mirza Muhammad Naim ud-din. He had issue, two sons:
            • 1. Mirza Muhammad Baha ud-din. He had issue, a son:
              • a. Mirza Muhammad Fazil ud-din. b. ca. 1824. He d. after 1906, having had issue, a daughter:
                • i. Farkhunda Begum Sahiba. b. 1868.
            • 2. Juma Mirza. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
              • a. Mirza Mukhum Bakhsh. m. Ashraf in-nisa Begum Sahiba [Jan Khanum] (b. 1810; d. after 1862). He d. after 1848, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
                • i. Mirza Muhammad Rahim ud-din. m. Bulaq un-nisa Begum Sahiba (b. ca. 1818; d. after 1862).
                • i. Jumma Begum Sahiba.
              • b. Punu Mirza. He had issue, one son:
                • i. Mirza Muhammad Jalal ud-din. b. ca. 1814. m. Nur un-nisa Begum Sahiba [Bunnu Jan] (b. ca. 1833; d. after 1862). He d. after 1862, having had issue, one son:
                  • 1a. Mirza Sultan Zahir ud-din.
              • a. Mudari Begum Sahiba.
          • (iv) Mirza Muhammad Hashim. He had issue, a daughter:
            • 1. Afzal un-nisa Begum Sahiba.
        • (c) Mirza Sultan Burhan Bakhsh Bahadur. He d. 25^th May 1726. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        • (a) Iffat un-nisa Begum Sahiba [Jahan Naz Begum] (d/o Aziz un-nisa Begum Sahiba). m. (first) at Delhi, 6^th April 1739, H.R.H. Shahzada Nasru'llah Mirza (b. at Abivard, 1724; was k. on the orders of 'Adil Shah, at Mashhad, July 1747), second son of H.M. Hast Sultan bar Salatin-i-Jahan Shah-i-Shahhan Nadir Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia, by his second wife, Gauhar Shad Begum, daughter of Baba 'Ali Beg-e Kusa Ahmadlu, Governor of Abivard. m. (second) H.M. Padshah Durr-i-Durran Ahmad Shah, Padshah of Afghanistan (b. at Herat, 1722; d. 16^th October 1772), third son of Muhammad Zaman Khan, Governor of Herat. She had issue - see Persia (Afshar) and Afghanistan (Durrani).
    • ii) Sultan Dawar Bakhsh Bahadur. b. ca. 1682 (s/o Mihr un-nisa Begum). He d. at Delhi, 19^th May 1701 (?), having had issue, a daughter: 
      • (1) Aziz un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. Sultan Muhammad Yazdan Bakhsh Bahadur, son of her paternal uncle, Sultan Dadar Bakhsh Bahadur - see above.
  • a) A daughter. m. a Pirzada from Balkh. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • b) Shahzadi Dostdar Banu Begum Sahiba. m. at Delhi, 26^th December 1672, as his third wife, Shahzada Sultan Muhammad Mirza (b. near Mathura, 19^th December 1639; d. in confinement, 5^th December 1676), eldest son of H.M. Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Abu'l-Muzaffar Muhi ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur 'Alamgir Padshah Ghazi, Emperor of India, by his second wife, Nawab Bai Begum Sahiba, daughter of the Raja Chatar Shena [Taj ud-din Khan], Raja of Rajauri, in Kashmir. She d. at Lahore, 2^nd March 1676 (?) - see below.
  • c) Shahzadi Asaish Banu Begum Sahiba. m. at Delhi, 25^th September 1672, Khwaja Salih, elder son of Khwaja Muhammad Tahir Naqshabandi. She d. at Delhi, 5^th June 1678.
  • d) Shahzadi Hamraz Banu Begum Sahiba. m. at Delhi, 1678, Khwaja Yakub (d. 23^rd April 1685), younger son of Khwaja Muhammad Tahir Naqshabandi.
• 8) Sultan Lutfu'llah Mirza. b. at Thatta, 4^th November 1626 (s/o Arjumand Banu). He d.v.p. at Akbarabad, 14^th May 1628.
• 9) Sultan Daulat Afzal Mirza. b. at Akbarabad, 9^th May 1628 (s/o Arjumand Banu). He d.v.p. there 13^th May 1629. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 1) Shahzadi Hamza Banu Begum Sahiba. b. 1610 (d/o Kandahari Begum). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 2) Shahzadi Purhunar Banu Begum Sahiba [garbled as ‘Par Parhiz’]. b. at Akbarabad, 22^nd August 1611 (d/o Kandahari Begum). She d. unm. at Delhi, before 29^th October 1675 n.s. (bur. there).
• 3) Shahzadi Hur un-nisa Begum Sahiba. b. at Akbarabad, 30^th March 1613 (d/o Nawab Aliya Begum). She d. from smallpox, 15^th January 1619.
• 4) Shahzadi Jahan Ara Begum Sahiba [Nawab ‘Aliya Padshah Begum Sahiba] [Sahibat uz-Zamani]. b. at Ajmer, 1^st April 1614 n.s. (d/o Nawab Aliya Begum), educ. privately. Received Achhrol, Bacchol, Safipura, Dohraha, Farjahara and Panipat in jagir from her father. Granted the titles of Begum Sahib, Padshah Begum Sahiba 1665, and Nawab ‘Aliya during her lifetime and given the posthumous title of Sahibat uz-Zamani after her death. Author of “Risala-i-Sahibiya”, “Munis ul-Arwah”, etc, She d. unm. at Delhi, 16^th September 1680 n.s. (bur. there at the Tomb of Jahan Ara Begum, Nizamuddin).
• 5) Shahzadi ... Begum Saiba (d/o Chamani Begum). She d. from smallpox, 1616.
• 6) Shahzadi Raushan Ara Begum Sahiba [Dahr Ara Begum]. b. at Burhanpur, 24^th August 1617 o.s. (d/o Nawab Aliya Begum), educ. privately. She d. unm. at Delhi, 24^th September 1671 (bur. Raushan Ara Bagh, Sabzi Mandi).
• 7) Shahzadi Suraya Banu Begum Sahiba. b. 10^th June 1621 (d/o Nawab Aliya Begum). She d. unm. from smallpox, at Akbarabad, 28^th April 1628.
• 8) Shahzadi Nazar Ara Begum Sahiba (d/o Nawab Aliya Begum).
• 9) Shahzadi Husn Ara Begum Sahiba. b. at Burhanpur, 23^th April 1630 (d/o Nawab Aliya Begum). She d. shortly afterwards.
• 10) Shahzada Gauhar Ara Begum Sahiba [Dahar Ara]. b. at Burhanpur, 17^th July 1631 n.s. (d/o Nawab Aliya Begum). She d. at Delhi, 1706.

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