PERSIA

The Safawi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

H.M. ‘Abu’l Muzaffar Ismail Shah I, Shahanshah of Persia. b. 17th July 1487, third and youngest son of ‘Abu’l Wilayat Sultan Haidar Safawi, Grand Master of the Safawi Order, by his wife, Alam Shah Begum [Halima Begi Agha], daughter of Sultan ‘Abu’l Nasir Hasan Khan [Uzun Hasan], Khan of the Aq Quyunlu, by his wife, Princess Catherine [Despina Khatun], second daughter of H.M. Emperor Ioannis IV [Kaloyan] Komnenos, Emperor of Trebizond. Imprisoned with his brother and mother at Isfahan 1489-1493, nominated Grand Master of the Safawi Order 1494, and took refuge in Lahijan 1494-1499, conquered Shirvan 1500 and defeated the Aq Quyunlu, 1501. His Empire extended from Baghdad in the West to Herat in the East. Proclaimed as Shahanshah at Tabriz, July 1501. Crowned there, 12^th March 1502. Established Shi’ism as the state religion. m. (first) Tajlu Begum (d. at Istakhr-i-Fars, near Persepolis, before 7^th May 1540 o.s.), daughter of Abdi Beg Shamlu. m. (second) after 1507, Shah-Begi Khanum (d. at Shiraz, 1540; bur. Ardibil), daughter of Mahmud Beg Bektash Musullu, of the Aq Quyunlu. m. (third) Khan-Begi Khanum (d. after 1547), a kinswoman of Sufi Khalil Beg Musullu. m. (fourth) (div.) Bihruza Khanum (m. second, 1514, Takizada Ja’afar Shalabi), daughter of Hulefa, Governor of Baghdad. m. (fifth) at Tabriz, 4^th November 1523 (or 1^st March 1524 o.s.), a daughter of Shaikh Shah Sultan Ibrahim bin Farrukh Yasar, Governor of Shirvan. He d. at Manqutai, near Sarab, 23^rd May 1525 (bur. Ardibil), having had issue, five sons and seven daughters:Copyright© Christopher Buyers

1) Prince (Shahzada)‘Abu’l Fath Sultan Tahmasp Mirza, who succeeded as H.M. Sahib-i-Qiran, Sultan bar Salatin, ‘Abu’l Muzaffar ‘Abu’l Fath Sultan Shah Tahmasp bin Shah Ismail al-Safavi al-Husayni al-Musavi Bahadur Khan, Shahanshah of Persia (s/o Shah-Begi) – see below.
2) Prince (Shahzada) ‘Abu’l Ghazi Sultan Alqas Mirza. b. at Tabriz, 15^th March 1515 (s/o Khan-Begi). Governor of Shirvan 1538-1547. Rebelled against his brother Tahmasp, then defected to the Ottomans in 1547. Captured and imprisoned at the Fortress of Qahqahan 1549. m. Khadija Sultan Khanum (d. after 1559). He was k. in prison at Qahqahan, 9^th April 1550, having had issue, two sons:
- a) Sultan Ahmad Mirza. Imprisoned with his father at Qahqaha. He was k. in prison with his brother, December 1567/January 1568.
- b) Sultan Farrukh Mirza. Imprisoned with his father at Qahqaha. He was k. in prison with his brother, December 1567/January 1568.
3) Prince (Shahzada)Sultan Rustam Mirza. b. at Maraghah, 13^th September 1517. He d.s.p. young (bur. Ardibil).
4) Prince (Shahzada) ‘Abu’l Nasir Sultan Sam Mirza. b. at Dizaward, Surluq, 28^th August 1518 (s/o Khan-Begi), educ. privately. Governor-General of Khorasan 1521-1529 and 1532-1534, and of Ardabil 1549-1571. Author and man of letters. Rebelled against his brother Tahmasp, captured and imprisoned at the Fortress of Qahqahan. m. a daughter of Husain Khan-e Shamlu. He d. in prison at Qahqahan, December 1567, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
- a) Sultan … Mirza. Imprisoned with his father at Qahqaha. He was k. in prison with his brother, December 1567/January 1568.
- b) Sultan … Mirza. Imprisoned with his father at Qahqaha. He was k. in prison with his brother, December 1567/January 1568.
- a) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) … Khanum. m. 1578, Prince Jésé [‘Isa Khan Gorji] (d. 1580), Governor of Sakki 1558-1580, third son of H.M. Levan I, King of Kakheti in Georgia – see Georgi (Kakheti). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
Prince 'Abu'l Nasir Sam Mirza, also left a reputed son:
- c) Prince (Shahzada)Arif Mirza Ardabili. m. (div.) a daughter of ‘Ali Khan of Kashmir. He d. at Agra, India, ca. 31^st January 1599.
5) Prince (Shahzada)‘Abu’l Fath Sultan Muiz ud-din Bahram Mirza. b. at Surluq, 7^th September 1518 (s/o Shah-Begi), educ. privately. Governor of Khorasan 1529-1532, Gilan 1536-1537 and Hamadan 1546-1549. m. Zainab Sultan Khanum (m. second, after 1549, H.M. ‘Abu’l Muzaffar Tahmasp Shah I, Shahanshah of Persia; and d. at Qazvin, October 1570), sister of Imad ud-din Shirvani. He d. 16^th September 1550 (bur. Mashhad), having had issue, four sons and one daughter:
- a) Sultan Hasan Mirza (twin with his brother Husain?). Adopted by his uncle Tahmasp Shah I. He d. young (?).
- b) Sultan Husain Mirza. Governor of Sistan 1555-1557, Kandahar 1557-1576, Zamindawar and Garmsir 1558-1566. m. several wives, including (a) (k. by the Biyats, while defending Kalat fort for her son, before 1592). He d. at Kandahar, September/October 1576, having had issue, five sons and one daughter:
  - i) Sultan Muhammad Husain Mirza. b. at Kandahar, 1559, educ. privately. He was k. at Qazvin, 23^rd February 1577.
  - ii) Farzand Sultan Muzaffar Husain Mirza. b. at Kandahar, 1562, educ. privately. Governor of Kandahar 1578-1595. Surrendered Kandahar to Emperor Akbar I of India and entered his service, 1594. Granted the title of Farzand, and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 5,000 zat and 4,000 sowar 1594, retd 1599. m. (first) a daughter of Malik Mahmud Khan, sometime Governor of Sistan. m. (second) a daughter of Sulaiman Mirza Ilkhshi, sometime Governor of Badakshan. He d. at Delhi, October 1603 (bur. there), having had issue, five sons and one daughter: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (1) Mirza Bahram Safawi. Entered the Mughal service under Emperor Jahangir, Sardar of Kutch 1620.
    - (2) Mirza Haidar Safawi. Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 500 zat and 150 sowar by Emperor Jahangir, prom. to 1,000 zat and 200 sowar in 1627. He d. 5^th September 1631, having had issue, two sons:
      - (a) Nawab Nauzar Khan [Mirza Anwar Safawi]. Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 900 zat by Emperor Shah Jahan, prom. to 1,000 zat and 200 sowar 1637, prom. to 400 sowar 1638, prom. to 2,000 zat and 1,400 sowar 1639, prom. to 2,500 zat and 2,000 sowar 1645, prom. to 3,000 zat 1646, prom. to 2,500 sowar 1647, and prom. to 4,000 zat and 3,000 sowar 29/1/1649. Lord High Falconer (Qushbegi) 1645-1647, Faujdar of Kot 1639, Bahraich 1649-1650, and of Mandu 1650-1653. He d. at Agra, India, before 22^nd November 1653.
      - (b) Mirza Sultan Safawi. Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 1,000 zat by Emperor Shah Jahan, prom. to 400 sowar 1645, prom. to 1,500 zat and 500 sowar 1647, prom. to 2,000 zat 1650, prom. to 2,500 zat and 600 sowar 1651, prom. to 1,000 sowar 1652, prom. to 3,000 zat 1654, prom. to 1,200 sowar 1655, prom. 1,500 sowar 1656, prom. to 4,000 zat 1659 and 2,000 sowar in 1659, prom. to 3,000 sowar in 1666. Qurbegi 1650-1657, Subadar of Kabul 1675. m. a daughter of Bakshi ul-Mamalik, Nawab Islam Khan [Mir ‘Abdu’s Salam Mashhadi], sometime Paymaster-General and Subadar of Gujarat, Bengal and the Deccan. He d. in the Deccan, after 1675 (bur. near Jaisinghpur), having had issue, two sons:
        
        (i) Bakshi ul-Mamalik, Hisam ud-Daula, Nawab Shah Nawaz Khan Bahadur [Mirza Sadr ud-din Muhammad Khan Safawi]. Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 2,000 zat 1698, prom. to 2,500 zat and 800 sowar in 1703, prom. to 3,000 zat and 1,000 sowar 1704, prom. to 3,500 zat in 1706, prom. to 5,000 zat in 1707. Faujdar of Ramgir 1684, of Irij Bhander, and of Punar, Paymaster Corps of Gentlemen (Bakshi-i-Ahdiyan), Subadar of Khandesh 1702-1704, 3^rd Bakshi 1704-1706, 2^nd Bakshi 1706-1707. Granted the titles of Khan 1684, Mirza 1703, Hisam ud-Daula 1707, and Shah Nawaz Khan Bahadur by Emperor Bahadur Shah. He d. from wounds received fighting for Prince Azim us-Shan, having left the battlefield near Lahore with seventeen arrows sticking in his body, 18^th March 1712.
        
        (ii) Nawab Mirza Khan [Mirza Abu Talib Safawi]. He had issue, one son:
        
        1. Nawab Nazir Khan [Mirza Muhammad Yar Safawi]. He d. 1739.
    - (3) Mirza Alqasp Safawi.
    - (4) Mirza Tahmasp Safawi. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (5) Mirza Ismail Safawi.
    - (1) The elder daughter. m. as his first wife, Sultan Parviz Mirza (b. at Ajmer, 23rd June 1616; d. at Burhanpur, 28th October 1625), fourth son of H.M. Al-Sultan al-’Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Khushru-i-Giti Panah, ‘Abdu’l Fath Nur ud-din Muhammad Jahangir Padshah, Emperor of India, by his wife, Sahib-i-Jamal Begum Sahiba, daughter of Khwaja Hasan. She had issue - see India Pensioners (Delhi).
    - (2) Nawab Kandahari Begum Sahiba previously Kandahari Mahal. b. at Kandahar, before 1594. m. at Agra, 12^th December 1609, as his first wife, 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, 15^th January 1592; d. at the Musamman Burj, Agra, 2^nd February 1666), fourth son of H.M. Al-Sultan al-’Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Khushru-i-Giti Panah, ‘Abu’l-Fath Nur ud-din Muhammad Jahangir Padshah [Jannat-Maksani], Emperor of India, by his wife, Jagat Gosain, Bilqis Makani Begum Sahiba, née Rajkumari Shri Mani Baiji Lall Sahiba, daughter of Raja Shri Udai Singhji, Raja of Marwar. She had issue, one daughter – see India Pensioners (Delhi).
  - iii) Nawab ‘Iffat Khan [Sultan Rustam Mirza]. b. at Kandahar, 1565 (s/o the lady k. at Kalat), educ. privately. Governor of Zamindawar and Garmsir 1578-1589. Disputed control over Sistan and Zamindawar with his elder brother, Muzaffar Husain. Surrendered his rights to the government to Emperor Akbar I of India, 1594. Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 5,000 zat and 150 sowar 1594, prom to 5,000 zat and 500 sowar 1613, prom to 5,000 zat and 1,000 sowar 25/3/1617 o.s., prom to 5,000 zat and 1,500 sowar 1618, prom to 6,000 zat and 6,000 sowar 1613, retd. 1627. Subadar of Patna 1611-1613, Thatta 1613-1615, Kandahar 1617-1618, Allahabad 1622-1626, and Bihar 1626-1627. Received Multan in jagir together with several parganas in Baluchistan 1594, exchanged for Chittor 1596, and granted Pathankot 1597, exchanged for Raisin in 1599. A poet under the nom de plume of ‘Fidai’. He d. at Agra, India, before 1^st April 1642, having had issue, five sons and two daughters:
    - (1) Nawab Iltifat Khan [Mirza Murad Safawi]. Appointed to an Imperial mansab of 2,000 zat and 700 sowar by Emperor Jahangir, prom to 2,500 zat 1639, retd 1642. Granted the title of Iltifat Khan 1616. m. a daughter of Khan-i-Khanan, Nawab Mirza ‘Abdu’r Rahim Khan, sometime Subadar of Gujarat and Multan, by his wife, Mah Banu Begum. He d. at Patna, after 1657, having had issue, one son:
      - (a) Mirza Mukarram Khan [Mirza Murad Kam Safawi]. Appointed to an Imperial mansab of 800 zat, prom to 1,000 zat 1639, prom to 2,000 zat 1648, prom to 3,000 zat and 3,000 sowar 1652, prom to 4,000 zat and 4,000 sowar 1659, prom. to 5,000 zat 1659, and 5,000 sowar in 1667. Qurbegi 1639-1651, Qarawalbegi 1654-1655, Faujdar of Lucknow and Banswara 1651-1652, and of Jaunpur 1652-1654, 1658-1661 & 1666-1668, and Subadar of Oudh 1661-1666. Granted the titles of Mukarram Khan 1654, and Mirza Mukarram Khan 1668. He d. 12^th September 1669, having had issue, one son and two daughters: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        (i) Mirza Rustam Safawi. He had issue, a daughter:
        
        1. Nawab Saidat un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. at Ahmadnagar, 30^th August 1684, as his third wife, H.M. Shahanshah-i-Ghazi ‘Abu’l-Fath Mu’iz ud-din Muhammad Jahandar Shah Sahib-i-Qiran Padshah-i-Jahan Ghazi [Khuld Aramgah], Emperor of India (b. in the Deccan, 10^th May 1661; k. at Delhi, 11^th February 1713), eldest son of H.M. Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Mu’azam Shah ‘Alamgir II Abu’l Nasir Sayyid Qutb ud-din ‘Abdu’l-Muzaffar Muhammad Shah ‘Alam Bahadur Shah I Padshah Ghazi [Khuld Manzil], Emperor of India, by his third wife, Nizam Bai Sahiba (d. at Delhi, 1692), daughter of Nawab Fathyawar Jang, of Hyderabad - see India Pensioners (Delhi).
        
        (i) A daughter. m. at Agra, 13^th October 1676, as his first wife, H.M. Shahanshah-i-Ghazi ‘Abu’l-Fath Mu’iz ud-din Muhammad Jahandar Shah Sahib-i-Qiran Padshah-i-Jahan Ghazi [Khuld Aramgah], Emperor of India (b. in the Deccan, 10^th May 1661; k. at Delhi, 11^th February 1713), eldest son of H.M. Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Mu’azam Shah ‘Alamgir II Abu’l Nasir Sayyid Qutb ud-din ‘Abdu’l-Muzaffar Muhammad Shah ‘Alam Bahadur Shah I Padshah Ghazi [Khuld Manzil], Emperor of India, by his third wife, Nizam Bai Sahiba (d. at Delhi, 1692), daughter of Nawab Fathyawar Jang, of Hyderabad. She d. before August 1684 - see India Pensioners (Delhi).
        
        (ii) Another daughter. m. her cousin, 1653, Mir Muhammad Nimatu’llah, third son of Mir Muhammad Zahir ud-din ‘Ali Yazdi – see above.
    - (2) Nawab Suhrab Khan [Mirza Shahrukh Safawi]. b. ca. 1594, educ. privately. Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 1,000 zat and 400 sowar by Emperor Jahangir, prom. to 1,000 sowar 1618, Naib Mutsadi of Surat 1615-1618. m. 1619, a daughter of ‘Itimad ud-Daula, Nawab Mirza Ghias ud-din Muhammad Khan Tehrani, sometime Wazir ul-Mamalik. He d. (drowned) in the River Jhelan, near Kahtai, Kashmir, 25^th March 1620.
    - (3) Nawab Kifayat Khan [Mirza Hasan Safawi]. Granted Fatehpur in jagir and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 1,000 zat and 300 sowar 31/10/1616 o.s., prom. to 1,200 zat 1617, prom to 400 sowar 1618, prom to 500 sowar 1619, prom to 1,500 zat and 500 sowar 1622, prom to 700 sowar 1627, prom to 2,000 zat and 1,000 sowar 1629, prom to 2,500 zat 1638, prom to 1,400 sowar 1640, prom to 3,000 zat and 1,500 sowar 1642, prom to 2,000 sowar 1646, and prom to 3,000 zat 1646, and to 3,000 sowar 1649. Dewan of Gujarat 1617-1622 & 1627-1629, Faujdar of Broach 1622-1627, Miyan-i-Doab 1638-1641, Fatehpur and Biyana 1646-1647, and Jaunpur 1647-1648, Qiladar of Pethan 1641-1646, and thanadar of Cooch Behar 1649. Granted the title of Kifayat Khan 1617. m. a daughter of Khan-i-Azam, Mirza Aziz Koka, sometime Subadar of Gujarat, Bengal and Malwa. He d. in Bengal, before 4^th January 1650 n.s., having had issue, one son:
      - (a) Nawab Saf Shikan Khan [Mirza Muhammad Tahir Safawi]. Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 700 zat and 250 sowar by Emperor Jahangir, prom to 1,000 zat 1639, prom to 400 sowar 1641, prom to 1,500 zat and 500 sowar 1647, prom to 2,000 zat and 1,000 sowar 1646. Qarawalbegi 1639-1640, Qurbegi 1641, Faujdar of Jessore 1647-1653, thanadar of Junair 1653-1656. m. Shahzadi Begum Sahiba, daughter of Mir-i-Miran Muhammad Ghaus ud-din Yazdi, by his wife, Saliha Banu Begum, elder daughter of H.H. Waqil-i-Mutlaq, Yamin ud-Daula, Nawab ‘Abul-Hasan Asaf Khan, Khan-i-Khanan, sometime Chief Minister and C-in-C under Emperor Jahangir. He d. before 5^th August 1663 n.s., having had issue, two sons:
        
        (i) Nawab Kamyab Khan [Mirza Muhammad Saif ud-din Safawi] (s/o Shahzadi Begum). Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 800 zat, prom. to 1,000 zat 1659, prom to 1,500 zat 1684. Granted the title of Kamyab Khan 1665. Faujdar of Saharanpur 1678-1684, and Bakhshi of the Deccan 1684. m. Kabuli Begum Sahiba, daughter of his maternal uncle, Khalilu’llah Khan Yazdi Husaini Niamatilahi.
        
        (ii) Nawab Nusrat Khan [Mirza Muhammad Nasir Safawi]. He d. at Delhi, 1726.
    - (4) Mirza Ibrahim Safawi. b. before 27^th September 1593. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (5) Nawab Shah Nawaz Khan [Mirza Badi uz-Zaman Deccani]. Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 500 zat and 200 sowar by Emperor Jahangir, prom to 2000 zat and 1,500 sowar 1628, prom to 2,000 sowar 1633, prom to 2,500 zat 1633, prom to 4,000 zat 1636, prom to 2,500 sowar 1637, prom to 3,000 sowar 1640, prom to 5,000 zat and 5,000 sowar 1647, prom to 6,000 zat and 6,000 sowar 1658. Faujdar of Agra 1633-1636, and Jaunpur 1643-1647, Qushbegi 1636-1640, Subadar of Orissa 1640-1643, Malwa 1648-1650 &1652-1653, the Deccan 1648-1649 &1657-1658, Oudh 1653-1657, and Gujarat 1658-1659, Guardian (Ataliq) to Prince Murad Bakhsh 1649-1650. Imprisoned by Prince Alamgir 1659. Supported Prince Dara Shikoh against his own former son-in-law, Aurangzeb. Granted the title of Shah Nawaz Khan 1624. m. Nauras Banu Begum Sahiba (d. at Agra, 31^st May 1671), daughter of Mirza Muhammad Sharif. He was k. by a cannon-ball in the battle of Gokla Pass, 23^rd March 1659 (bur. Dargah of Khwaja Muin ud-din Chishti, Ajmer), having had issue, three sons and five daughters:
      - (a) Mirza Masum Khan. Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 500 zat 1653, prom. to 2,000 zat and 2,000 sowar 1659. Akhtabegi 1661, Qurbegi 1663, Faujdar of Tarhat 1664. He d. after 1670, having had issue:
        
        (i) Gowhar un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. Amir ul-Umara, Samsam ud-Daula, Nawab Husain Sa’adat Khan Bahadur, Zulfiqar Jang [Sayyid Muhammad Taqi] (d. of wounds received at Delhi, 28^th February 1719), previously entitled Sayyid Salabat Khan, sometime Paymaster-General and Subadar of Kashmir, son of Sayyid Husain Sa’adat Khan, of the Marashi clan.
        
        (b) Mirza Mu‘azzam Khan [Mirza Muhammad Mu‘azzam Safawi] (s/o Navras Begum). Entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 500 zat 1653, prom to 1,500 zat and 1,500 sowar 1659, prom to 2,500 zat and 2,500 sowar 1688, Faujdar of Gorakpur 1668. Qushbegi (Lord High Falconer) 1684-1698. Granted the title of Siyadat Khan 1662, prom. to Mirza Mu‘azzam Khan 1685. He d. 1698, having had issue, two daughters:
        
        (i) Nawab Azam Banu Begum Sahiba. m. at Aurangabad, India, 14^th March 1683, Sultan Muhammad Kam Bakhsh (b. at Delhi, 25th February 1667; d. of wounds at Hyderabad, 13^th January 1709), fifth son of H.M. Al-Sultan al-’Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, ‘Abu’l-Muzaffar Muhi ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur ‘Alamgir Padshah Ghazi [Khuld Makan], Emperor of India, by his wife, Udaipuri Mahal. She d. at Delhi, 23rd February 1745 - see India Pensioners (Delhi). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        (ii) Another daughter. m. 1707, Nawab Shah Nawaz Khan [Mirza ‘Ali Naqi] (k. in battle, at Jajau, near Dholpur, in Central India, 19^th June 1707), alias Mirza Safawi Khan, a grandson of H.M. ‘Abbas Shah II, Shahanshah of Persia - see below.
      - (a) Nawab Rabia Daurani Dilrus Banu Begum Sahiba. m. at Agra, India, 18^th May 1637, 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 (b. at Dohad, 3^rd November 1619; d. at Aurangabad, 3^rd March 1707), fourth son of 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, Emperor of India, by his wife, H.M. H.M. Malika-i-Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal, Arjumand Banu Qudsia Begum Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Waqil-i-Mutlaq, Yamin ud-Daula, Nawab Abu’l-Hasan Asaf Khan Bahadur, Khan-i-Khanan, Chief Minister and C-in-C to the Emperor Jahangir. She d. at Aurangabad, 18^th October 1657 (bur. there), having had issue, two sons and three daughters - see India Pensioners (Delhi).
      - (b) Nawab Sakina Begum Sahiba. m. at Lahore, 20th July 1652, Sultan Muhammad Murad Bakhsh Bahadur (b. at Rohtas, 9^th October 1624; k. at Gwalior Fort, 4^th December 1661), sometime Subadar of Multan, Balkh, Kashmir, and the Deccan, seventh son of 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, Emperor of India, by his wife, H.M. Malika-i-Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal, Arjumand Banu Qudsia Begum Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Waqil-i-Mutlaq, Yamin ud-Daula, Nawab Abu’l-Hasan Asaf Khan Bahadur, Khan-i-Khanan, Chief Minister and C-in-C to the Emperor Jahangir - see India Pensioners (Delhi).
      - (c) Another daughter. m. after 1672, Nawab Musavi Khan [Mirza Muiz] (b. at Qum, 1646; d. May 1690), Supt. of the Imperial jagirs 1689-1689 and Diwan of Bihar 1688, and of the Deccan 1689-1690, granted the title of Musavi Khan 1690, a poet under the nom de plume ‘Fitrat’, son of Mirza Fakhra, a Musavi Sayyid of Qum, by his wife, a daughter of Mir Muhammad Zaman, of Mashhad. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      - (d) Another daughter. m. ca. 1647, Nawab Asalat Khan [Mirza Muhammad] (d. at Moradabad, before 1^st June 1669), entered the Mughal service and appointed to an Imperial mensab of 2,000 zat and 1,000 sowar 1649, prom to 4,000 zat and 2,000 sowar 1658, prom to 2,500 sowar 1659, prom to 5,000 zat and 3,000 sowar 1661, prom to 4,000 sowar 1662, Faujdar of Mandasor 1650-1652, Mandu 1652-1657, and Moradabad 1661-1669, son of Mirza Badia, of Mashhad.
      - (e) Another daughter. m. Mir Muhammad Sualeh (d. in Bengal, 1665), appointed to an Imperial mansab of 2,000 zat 1659.
    - (1) The eldest daughter. m. at Agra, 29^th October 1610, as his second wife, Shahzada Sultan Muhammad Parviz Mirza (b. at Kabul, 12^th October 1590; d. at Burhanpur, 27^th October 1626), fourth son of H.M. Al-Sultan al-’Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Khushru-i-Giti Panah, ‘Abu’l-Fath Nur ud-din Muhammad Jahangir Padshah, Emperor of India, by his fifth wife, Sahib-i-Jamal Begum Sahiba, daughter of Khwaja Hasan. She had issue - see India Pensioners (Delhi).
    - (2) Nawab Bilqis Begum Sahiba. m. at Patna, 5^th March 1633, Sultan Muhammad Shah Shuja’ Bahadur [Abu’l Fauz Nasir ud-din Muhammad Timur III Iskander II Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani Shah Shuja’ Padshah Ghazi] (b. at Ajmer, 3^rd July 1616; k. in the Arakan, ca. 7^th February 1661), Viceroy of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, third son of 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, Emperor of India, by his wife, H.M. Malika-i-Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal, Arjumand Banu Qudsia Begum Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Waqil-i-Mutlaq, Yamin ud-Daula, Nawab Abu’l-Hasan Asaf Khan Bahadur, Khan-i-Khanan, Chief Minister and C-in-C to the Emperor Jahangir. She d. 1634, having had issue, one daughter - see India Pensioners (Delhi).
  - iv) Sultan Sanjar Mirza (s/o the lady k. at Kalat). Entered the service of Emperor Akbar I of India and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 350 zat 1594. He d. in India, before 15^th August 1597.
  - v) Sultan ‘Abu Said Mirza (s/o the lady k. at Kalat). Entered the service of Emperor Akbar I of India and appointed to an Imperial mansab of 350 zat 1594. He d. in India, before 15^th August 1597. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - i) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Oglan Pasha Khanum. m. (first) Shahzada Sultan Hamza Mirza, Vali Ahad (b. 1566; k. at Ganja, 4^th December 1586), second son of H.M. ‘Abu’l Muzaffar Muhammad Khuda Banda Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, by his second wife, Khair un-nisa Begum, H.M. The Mahd-i-Aliya, daughter of Mir ‘Abdu’llah Khan, sometime Governor of Mazandaran. m. (second) at Qazvin, November 1587, H.M. ‘Abu’l Muzaffar ‘Abbas Shah I [Shah ‘Abbas The Great], Shahanshah of Persia (b. at Herat, 27^th January 1571; d. at Ashraf, 21^st January 1629), younger brother of her first husband and third son of H.M. ‘Abu’l Muzaffar Muhammad Khuda Banda Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, by his second wife, Khair un-nisa Begum, H.M. The Mahd-i-Aliya, daughter of Mir ‘Abdu’llah Khan, sometime Governor of Mazandaran.
- b) Shahzada ‘Abu’l Fath Sultan Ibrahim Mirza. b. before 8^th April 1541 (s/o Zainab Sultan Khanum), educ. privately. Governor of Mashhad 1555-1562 and 1565-1567, Ardabil 1562, Qa’en 1562-1565, and of Sabzawar 1567-1574, Grand Master of Ceremonies 1574-1577. Patron, artist, poet. m. 1555, Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Gowhar Sultan Begum (b. March/April 1540; d. from grief, at Qazvin, 19^th May 1577, bur. Mashhad), eldest daughter of his uncle, H.M. Sahib-i-Qiran, Sultan bar Salatin, ‘Abu’l Muzaffar ‘Abu’l Fath Sultan Shah Tahmasp bin Shah Ismail al-Safavi al-Husayni al-Musavi Bahadur Khan, Shahanshah of Persia. He was k. at Qazvin, 23^rd February 1577 (bur. Mashhad), having had issue, one daughter:
  - i) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Gowhar Shad Begum. b. at Mashhad, April/May 1561 (d/o Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Gowhar Sultan Begum). m. at Mecca, after 1587, Amir Nasir ud-din Husain (d. at Taif, Arabia, 1614; bur. Mecca), son of Sayyid Ibrahim Shirazi. She had issue, one daughter.
- c) Shahzada Sultan Badi uz-Zaman Mirza. Governor of Sistan 1558-1577. He was k. with his son on the orders of H.M. Shah Ismail II, at Sistan, ca. February 1577, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
  - i) Bahram Mirza. b. 1575. He was k. with his father on the orders of H.M. Shah Ismail II, 1577.
  - i) A daughter. m. at Qazvin, October/November 1591, Shah Verdi Khan (k. 1597), sometime Governor of Luristan, son of Muhammad Khan ‘Abbasi, sometime Governor of Lurista. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
6) Shahzada Sultan Husain Mirza. b. before 11^th December 1520. He d. young.
1) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) “Fulana” Begum. m. as his second wife, before 14^th May 1513, Prince (Shahzada) Murad Effendi (b. at Amasya, 1495; d. at Isfahan, Persia, May 1519), elder son of Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Ahmed Khan, Crown Prince of Turkey, by his wife, Princess Bul-bul Khanum Effendi, daughter of Prince (Shahzada) Ahmed Effendi – see Turkey.
2) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Janish Khanum. b. 26^th February 1507. m. (first) at Hamadan, 24^th August 1518, Amir-i-Dubaj Muzaffar Sultan Gurkhan (k. at Tabriz, 23^rd September 1536), sometime Governor of Rasht and Fuman 1516-1535, son of Amir Hisam ud-din, sometime Governor of Rasht and Gilan. She d. 2^nd March 1533. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
3) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Pari-Khan Khanum (d/o Shah-Begi Khanum). m. at Bunab, near Nabab-i-Maraghah, 4^th October 1521, Sultan Khalil (d. 5^th November 1535), Governor of Shirvan 1523-1536, son of Shaikh Shah Sultan Ibrahim bin Farrukh Yasar, sometime Governor of Shirvan, by whom she had no issue. m. (second) 1539, Darvish Muhammad Khan (d. 1551), sometime Governor of Shakki son of Hasan Sultan. She d. 1536.
4) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Khair un-nisa Khanish Khanum. m. 1537, Sayyid Nur ud-din Nimatu’llah Baqi Yazdi (d. at Hamadan, 21^st July 1564, bur. there), son of Mir Nizam ud-din ‘Abdu’l Baqi Yazdi, sometime Vakil to the Shah. She d. 12^th March 1564 (bur. Hamadan), having had issue, two sons and one daughter.
5) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Shah Zainab Khanum. b. 1519. m. Muhammad Khan Sharaf Ughali Takalu (d. 1556).
6) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Farangis Khanum.
7) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Banu-i-Dauran Bilqis uz-Zamani Mahin Banu Khanum [Shahzada Sultanum Khanum]. b. 1519 (d/o Shah-Begi Khanum). She d. unm. at Qazvin, 20^th January 1562 (bur. there).
8) A daughter. m. her cousin, ‘Abdu’llah Khan Ustajalu (b. before 1517; d. at Shirvan, 2^nd October 1565), sometime Governor General of Shirvan, son of Kara Khan Ustajalu, sometime Governor General of Diyarbakir, by his wife, Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Fatima Sultan Begum, eldest daughter of ‘Abu’l Wilayat Sultan Haidar Safawi, Grand Master of the Safawi Order. She had issue, one son and one daughter.

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