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[[Shah#Shahzada|Shahzada]] '''Mirza Muhammad Jahan Shah Bahadur''' (also known as [[Prince]] '''Mirza Jahan Shah''') (1779–1846) was the son of Prince Mirza Akbar, who became the Emperor [[Akbar Shah II]] in 1806. He was a younger brother of Emperor [[Bahadur Shah II]] and former [[Crown Prince]]s [[Mirza Jahangir]] and [[Mirza Salim]]. His mother Selaa'h un-nissa, was the third wife of the Emperor. |
[[Shah#Shahzada|Shahzada]] '''Mirza Muhammad Jahan Shah Bahadur''' (also known as [[Prince]] '''Mirza Jahan Shah''') (1779–1846) was the son of Prince Mirza Akbar, who became the Emperor [[Akbar Shah II]] in 1806. He was a younger brother of Emperor [[Bahadur Shah II]] and former [[Crown Prince]]s [[Mirza Jahangir]] and [[Mirza Salim]]. His mother Selaa'h un-nissa, was the third wife of the Emperor. He was the last Mughal ruler of [[Assam]] before Mughal Princes were left the Assams. he died at Assam at the age of 67.<ref name="husain">{{cite book |last1=Husain |first1=Syed Mahdi |title=Bahadur Shah Zafar and the War of 1857 in Delhi |date=2006 |publisher=Aakar Books |isbn=978-81-87879-91-6 |pages=87-88 |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=nUNprZiD3GsC |access-date=4 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref>{{Infobox royalty |
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| name = Mirza Jahan Shah |
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| title = [[Mughal dynasty|Moghul-Ruler]] of [[Assam]] |
| title = [[Mughal dynasty|Moghul-Ruler]] of [[Assam]], [[Shah#Shahzada|Shahzada]] of the [[Mughal Empire]] |
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| birth_date = 1779 |
| birth_date = 1779 |
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| birth_place = [[Red Fort]] [[Old Delhi|Delhi]] [[Mughal Empire]] |
| birth_place = [[Red Fort]] [[Old Delhi|Delhi]] [[Mughal Empire]] |
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| death_date = 1846 |
| death_date = 1846, (aged of 66-67) |
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| death_place = [[Mughal empire|Mughal Assam]] |
| death_place = [[Mughal empire|Mughal Assam]] |
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| burial_date = 1846 |
| burial_date = 1846 |
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| issue = five sons and five daughters, including Mirza Jalal Shah and Nawab Shahzadi Begum |
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| full name = Mirza Muhammad Jahan Shah Bahadur 'Abu Nasir Mu'in-ud-din Muhammad Mirza Akbar Shah II |
| full name = Mirza Muhammad Jahan Shah Bahadur 'Abu Nasir Mu'in-ud-din Muhammad Mirza Akbar Shah II |
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| era dates = [[18th Century|18th]] |
| era dates = [[18th Century|18th]] and [[19th Century|19th Centuries]] |
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| house = [[Timurid dynasty|House of Timur]] |
| house = [[Timurid dynasty|House of Timur]] |
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| father = [[Akbar II]] |
| father = [[Akbar II]] |
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| dynasty = [[Mughal Dynasty]] |
| dynasty = [[Mughal Dynasty]] |
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{{Ahnentafel|1. '''Mirza Jahan Shah''' <br> (1779 – 1846)|2. [[Akbar II]] <br> (1760 – 1837)|4=4. [[Shah Alam II]] <br> (1728 – 1806)|8=8. [[Alamgir II]] <br> (1699 – 1759)|16=16. [[Jahandar Shah]] <br> (1661 – 1713)|24=|32=32. [[Bahadur Shah I]] <br> (1643 – 1712)|48=|64=64. [[Aurangzeb Alamgir I]] <br> (1618 – 1707)|96=|128=128. [[Shah Jahan I]] <br> (1592 – 1666)|192=|256=256. [[Jahangir]] <br> (1569 – 1627)|384=|512=|1024=|align=center|Collapsed=|Title=Ancestors of Mirza Jahan Shah|collapsed=yes}} |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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His father ruled over a rapidly disintegrating [[empire]] between 1806 and 1837. It was during his time that the [[East India Company]] dispensed with the illusion of ruling in the name of the Mughal monarch and removed his name from the Persian texts that appeared on the coins struck by the company in the areas under their control. |
His father ruled over a rapidly disintegrating [[empire]] between 1806 and 1837. It was during his time that the [[East India Company]] dispensed with the illusion of ruling in the name of the Mughal monarch and removed his name from the Persian texts that appeared on the coins struck by the company in the areas under their control. |
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[[File:Silver rupee coin of Akbar Shah II.jpg|left|thumb|Silver coins with his father's inscriptions]] |
[[File:Silver rupee coin of Akbar Shah II.jpg|left|thumb|Silver coins with his father's inscriptions]] |
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His brother was not his father’s preferred choice as his successor. One of Akbar Shah's queens, Mumtaz Begum, had been pressuring him to declare her son, and Mirza Jahan Shah's half-brother [[Mirza Jahangir]] as his successor. The East India Company exiled Jahangir after he attacked their resident, Sir [[Archibald Seton]], in the [[Red Fort]]. |
His brother was not his father’s preferred choice as his successor. One of Akbar Shah's queens, Mumtaz Begum, had been pressuring him to declare her son, and Mirza Jahan Shah's half-brother [[Mirza Jahangir]] as his successor. The East India Company exiled Jahangir after he attacked their resident, Sir [[Archibald Seton]], in the [[Red Fort]]. {{r|husain}} |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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During his lifetime, he |
During his lifetime, he had six wives and at least ten children. He died in 1846, years before the [[Indian rebellion of 1857|events of 1857]] that ushered in the end of his [[Timurid dynasty|dynasty]] and the rule of the [[Mughal Emperors|Imperial family of India]]. |
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His grandson, [[Zahir Shah Mirza]] was the patriarch of the [[Singranatore family]] in the eastern provinces of the empire.<ref>* {{cite book |
His grandson, [[Zahir Shah Mirza]] was the patriarch of the [[Singranatore family]] in the eastern provinces of the empire.<ref>* {{cite book |
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*[[Jahangir]] (1569 – 1627) |
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**[[Shah Jahan I]] (1592 – 1666) |
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***[[Aurangzeb Alamgir I]] (1618 – 1707) |
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****[[Bahadur Shah I]] (1643 – 1712) |
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*****[[Jahandar Shah]] (1661 – 1713) |
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******[[Alamgir II]] (1699 – 1759) |
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*******[[Shah Alam II]] (1728 – 1806) |
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********'''Mirza Jahan Shah''' (1779 – 1846) |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 03:37, 4 July 2024
Shahzada Mirza Muhammad Jahan Shah Bahadur (also known as Prince Mirza Jahan Shah) (1779–1846) was the son of Prince Mirza Akbar, who became the Emperor Akbar Shah II in 1806. He was a younger brother of Emperor Bahadur Shah II and former Crown Princes Mirza Jahangir and Mirza Salim. His mother Selaa'h un-nissa, was the third wife of the Emperor. He was the last Mughal ruler of Assam before Mughal Princes were left the Assams. he died at Assam at the age of 67.[1]
| Mirza Jahan Shah | |||||||||
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| Moghul-Ruler of Assam, Shahzada of the Mughal Empire | |||||||||
| Prince-Ruler of Assam | |||||||||
| Reign | ? – 1846 | ||||||||
| Born | 1779 Red Fort Delhi Mughal Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 1846, (aged of 66-67) Mughal Assam | ||||||||
| Burial | 1846 | ||||||||
| Wives |
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| Issue | five sons and five daughters, including Mirza Jalal Shah and Nawab Shahzadi Begum | ||||||||
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| House | House of Timur | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Mughal Dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Akbar II | ||||||||
| Mother | Selaa'h-un-Nissa | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Hanafi) | ||||||||
Biography
His father ruled over a rapidly disintegrating empire between 1806 and 1837. It was during his time that the East India Company dispensed with the illusion of ruling in the name of the Mughal monarch and removed his name from the Persian texts that appeared on the coins struck by the company in the areas under their control.
His brother was not his father’s preferred choice as his successor. One of Akbar Shah's queens, Mumtaz Begum, had been pressuring him to declare her son, and Mirza Jahan Shah's half-brother Mirza Jahangir as his successor. The East India Company exiled Jahangir after he attacked their resident, Sir Archibald Seton, in the Red Fort. [1]
Family
During his lifetime, he had six wives and at least ten children. He died in 1846, years before the events of 1857 that ushered in the end of his dynasty and the rule of the Imperial family of India.
His grandson, Zahir Shah Mirza was the patriarch of the Singranatore family in the eastern provinces of the empire.[2]
Ancestry
- Jahangir (1569 – 1627)
- Shah Jahan I (1592 – 1666)
- Aurangzeb Alamgir I (1618 – 1707)
- Bahadur Shah I (1643 – 1712)
- Jahandar Shah (1661 – 1713)
- Alamgir II (1699 – 1759)
- Shah Alam II (1728 – 1806)
- Mirza Jahan Shah (1779 – 1846)
- Shah Alam II (1728 – 1806)
- Alamgir II (1699 – 1759)
- Jahandar Shah (1661 – 1713)
- Bahadur Shah I (1643 – 1712)
- Aurangzeb Alamgir I (1618 – 1707)
- Shah Jahan I (1592 – 1666)
References
- ^ a b Husain, Syed Mahdi (2006). Bahadur Shah Zafar and the War of 1857 in Delhi. Aakar Books. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-81-87879-91-6. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ * Chowdhury, S. R. Kumar; P. K., Singh; Ismail, M. Ali (2012). Blood Dynasties: Zemindaris of Bengal - A Chronicle of Bengal's Ruling families (Paperback). Dictus: Politics and Democracy series. p. 271. ISBN 9783847385080.