|
Aurangzib
Muhi al-Din Muhammad (; – 3 March 1707), commonly known as ( fa, , lit=Ornament of the Throne) and by his regnal title Alamgir ( fa, , translit=ʿĀlamgīr, lit=Conqueror of the World), was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire, ruling from July 1658 until his death in 1707. Under his emperorship, the Mughals reached their greatest extent with their territory spanning nearly the entirety of South Asia. Widely considered to be the last effective Mughal ruler, Aurangzeb compiled the Fatawa 'Alamgiri and was amongst the few monarchs to have fully established Sharia and Islamic economics throughout South Asia.Catherine Blanshard Asher, (1992"Architecture of Mughal India – Part 1" Cambridge university Press, Volume 1, Page 252. Belonging to the aristocratic Timurid dynasty, Aurangzeb's early life was occupied with pious pursuits. He held administrative and military posts under his father Shah Jahan () and gained recognition as an accomplished military commander. Aurangze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilras Banu
Dilras Banu Begum (; 1622 – 8 October 1657) was the first wife and chief consort of Emperor Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal emperor. She is also known by her posthumous title, Rabia-ud-Daurani ("Rabia of the Age"). The Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad, which bears a striking resemblance to the Taj Mahal (the mausoleum of Aurangzeb's mother Mumtaz Mahal), was commissioned by her husband to act as her final resting place. Dilras was a member of the Safavid dynasty of Persia, and was the daughter of Mirza Badi-uz-Zaman Safavi (titled Shahnawaz Khan), a descendant of Shah Ismail I, who served as the viceroy of Gujarat. She married Prince Muhi-ud-din (later known as 'Aurangzeb' upon his accession) in 1637 and bore him five children, including: Muhammad Azam Shah (the heir apparent anointed by Aurangzeb), who temporarily succeeded his father as Mughal emperor, the gifted poetess Princess Zeb-un-Nissa (Aurangzeb's favourite daughter), Krynicki, p. 73 Princess Zinat-un-Nissa (titled Padshah Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azam Shah
Qutb-ud-Din Muhammad Azam (28 June 1653 – 20 June 1707), commonly known as Azam Shah, was briefly the Mughal emperor who reigned from 14 March 1707 to 20 June 1707. He was the third son of the sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort Dilras Banu Begum. Azam was appointed as the heir-apparent (''Shahi Ali Jah'') to his father on 12 August 1681 and retained that position until Aurangzeb's death. During his long military career, he served as the viceroy of Berar Subah, Malwa, Bengal, Gujarat and the Deccan. Azam ascended the Mughal throne in Ahmednagar upon the death of his father on 14 March 1707. However, he and his three sons, Bidar Bakht, Jawan Bakht and Sikandar Shan, were later defeated and killed by Azam Shah's older half-brother, Shah Alam (later crowned as Bahadur Shah I), during the Battle of Jajau on 20 June 1707. Early life Birth Qutb-ud-Din Muhammad Azam was born on 28 June 1653 in Burhanpur to Prince Muhi-ud-Din (later known as 'Aurangzeb' upon his acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Azam Shah
Qutb-ud-Din Muhammad Azam (28 June 1653 – 20 June 1707), commonly known as Azam Shah, was briefly the Mughal emperor who reigned from 14 March 1707 to 20 June 1707. He was the third son of the sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort Dilras Banu Begum. Azam was appointed as the heir-apparent (''Shahi Ali Jah'') to his father on 12 August 1681 and retained that position until Aurangzeb's death. During his long military career, he served as the viceroy of Berar Subah, Malwa, Bengal, Gujarat and the Deccan. Azam ascended the Mughal throne in Ahmednagar upon the death of his father on 14 March 1707. However, he and his three sons, Bidar Bakht, Jawan Bakht and Sikandar Shan, were later defeated and killed by Azam Shah's older half-brother, Shah Alam (later crowned as Bahadur Shah I), during the Battle of Jajau on 20 June 1707. Early life Birth Qutb-ud-Din Muhammad Azam was born on 28 June 1653 in Burhanpur to Prince Muhi-ud-Din (later known as 'Aurangzeb' upon his a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Sultan (Mughal Prince)
Muhammad Sultan (30 December 1639 – 14 December 1676) was the eldest son of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his second wife Nawab Bai. His younger brother Muazzam later became Emperor as Bahadur Shah I in 1707. Life In April 1656, Muhammad Sultan was appointed Heir Apparent by his father-in-law Abdullah Qutb Shah, Sultan of Golconda and Hyderabad. When the succession war of the Mughal Empire began in 1657, he joined his father-in-law Shah Shuja, and was appointed Chief-in-Commander and Principal Counsellor in 1659. He rejoined his father on February 20, 1660, and was imprisoned at Salimgarh Fort in Delhi, 8 May 1660. Or the orders of his father, he was transferred to Gwalior Fort and imprisoned there from January 1661 to December 1672. He died on December 14, 1676, in confinement at Salimgarh Prison. Marriages In 1656, during the siege of Golconda negotiations for peace were carried out between Aurangzeb and Abdullah Qutb Shah. For this reason Hayat Bakhshi Begum, the Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeb-un-Nissa
Zeb-un-Nissa ( fa, زیب النساء ) (15 February 1638 – 26 May 1702) was a Mughal princess and the eldest child of Emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort, Dilras Banu Begum. She was also a poet, who wrote under the pseudonym of "Makhfi" (, "Hidden, Disguised, Concealed One"). Imprisoned by her father in the last 20 years of her life at Salimgarh Fort, Delhi, Princess Zeb-un-Nissa is remembered as a poet, and her writings were collected posthumously as ''Diwan-i-Makhfi'' (Persian: ديوانِ مخفى) ''- "Complete (Poetical) Works of Makhfi"''. Early years Birth Zeb-un-Nissa ("Ornament/ Beauty of Womankind"), the eldest child of Prince Muhi-ud-Din (later, Emperor Aurangzeb), was born on 15 February 1638 in Daulatabad, Deccan, exactly nine months after the marriage of her parents. Her mother, Dilras Banu Begum, was Aurangzeb's first wife and chief consort, and was a princess of the prominent Safavid dynasty; the ruling dynasty of Iran (Persia). Zeb-un-Nissa was her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum
Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum (; 2 September 1651 – 17 February 1707) was a Mughal princess, the third daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb and his wife Dilras Banu Begum. Life Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum was born on 2 September 1651 in Multan. Her father was Aurangzeb, who was then a prince, and her mother was Dilras Banu Begum. A well-read woman, Zubdat-un-Nissa had in-depth knowledge of the doctrines of Islam. Zubdat-un-Nissa married her first cousin, Prince Sipihr Shikoh on 30 January 1673, he was the third son of her paternal uncle, Crown Prince Dara Shikoh and her aunt Nadira Banu Begum. She was given a marriage portion of 400,000 rupees. A certain Hamida Banu Begam arranged the marriage feast. In 1676, Zubdat gave birth to a son, Shahzada Ali Tabar Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum (; 2 September 1651 – 17 February 1707) was a Mughal princess, the third daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb and his wife Dilras Banu Begum. Life Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum was born on 2 September 1651 in Multan. Her father w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Kam Bakhsh
Muhammad Kam Bakhsh ( fa, محمد کامبخش; 7 March 1667 – 14 January 1709) was the youngest son of Emperor Aurangzeb, born to his wife Udaipuri Mahal. Early life Kam Bakhsh was born on 7 March 1667 at Delhi. He was the fifth son of sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb through his wife, Udaipuri Mahal. He was circumcised on 23 March 1673. On 2 February 1681, he married Fakhr Jahan Khanam, daughter of Barkhurdar Beg, a mansabdar. Later that year, on 9 August, he married Jamilat-un-nisa Begum née Kalyan Kaur alias Manoharpuri Mahal, daughter of Amar Chand, and sister of Jagat Singh of Manoharpur. The Qazi tied the knot in the mosque of khas and am. The dowry was 50,000 rupees. His third wife was Azarm Banu Begum, daughter of Muazzam Sayadat Khan, whom he married on 14 March 1683. Khidmatgar Khan conveyed to the Prince's house a special robe with half sleeves woven with pearls, and Khidmat Khan jewels worth rupees two lakhs and 26,000 rupees. Cash of five lakh rupees, two Arab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihr-un-Nissa Begum
Mihr-un-Nissa Begum (Persian: مهرالنسا بیگم; 28 September 1661 – 2 April 1706), meaning "Sun among women", was a Mughal princess, the fifth daughter of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and his consort Aurangabadi Mahal. Birth Mihr-un-Nissa Begum was born on 28 September 1661. Her mother was a concubine named Aurangabadi Mahal. She was the ninth child and fifth daughter born to her father, and the only child of her mother. Marriage Mihr-un-Nissa Begum married her first cousin, Izzad Bakhsh Mirza, the son of her paternal uncle Prince Murad Bakhsh Mirza, the youngest son of Emperor Shah Jahan. The marriage took place on 7 December 1672, after Izzad Bakhsh's release from the Gwalior fort. The marriage was performed in the presence of Qaz Abdul Wahhab, Shaikh Nizam, Bakhtawar Khan an Darbar Khan. She was the mother of two sons, Princes Dawar Bakhsh Mirza and Dadar Bakhsh Mirza. Death Mihr-un-Nissa Begum died on 2 April 1706, a year before her father's death. Her husband also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udaipuri Mahal
Udaipuri Mahal (died July 1707) was a concubine of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Life Described as 'the darling of Aurangzeb's old age', Udaipuri Mahal had been a slave girl in the harem of Prince Dara Shikoh, and before entering his harem, she had been a dancing girl. She was either from Kashmir, or from nearby Udaipur, or a Christian from Georgia, or Armenia, or Circassia. Ever since from the reign of Emperor Akbar, it had been ordained that the names of the women of the imperial harem should not be mentioned in public, they should be designated by some epithet, derived either from the place of their birth or the city or country where they had entered the imperial harem. She was a lovely woman with magnificent red hair. She truly captivated Aurangzeb, and loved him deeply. This made Aurangzeb's other wives jealous of her. She gave birth to their son Prince Muhammad Kam Bakhsh on 24 February 1667. She was an alcoholic. In 1678, she accompanied Aurangzeb to a war against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurangabadi Mahal
Aurangabadi Mahal ( fa, اورنگ آبادی محل; meaning "Prosperity of the Throne"; died 1688) was a wife of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Origins Aurangabadi Mahal either belonged to Aurangabad, or had entered Aurangzeb's harem in the city of Aurangabad. She was either Georgian or Circassian by origin. Ever since from the reign of Emperor Akbar, it had been ordained that the names of the women of the imperial harem should not be mentioned in public, they should be designated by some epithet, derived either from the place of their birth or the city or country where they had entered the imperial harem. According to some sources it is also said that Aurangzeb married to Arzani Begum Daughter of Prince Shahreyar Mirza, Granddaughter of Jahangir and Nur Jahan. It is said that after the death of Noor Jahan and Ladli Begum as Arzani Begum became alone Aurangzeb brought her from Lahore to Aurangabad and got married for her support. After the marriage her name is to be named as A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawab Bai
Rahmat-un-Nissa ( fa, رحمت النساء بیگم; died 1691), better known by her title Nawab Bai ( fa, نواب بائی; meaning "The Great"), was a secondary wife of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. She gave birth to Aurangzeb's first two sons, including Bahadur Shah I, who became Mughal emperor in 1707. Nawab Bai was unpopular at the Mughal court and lost her husband's favour quite early on in her life while the misconduct of her sons, Muhammad Sultan and Muhammad Muazzam, embittered her latter life. She died in 1691 in Delhi after long years of separation from her husband and children. Family and lineage There are two conflicting accounts of Nawab Bai's parentage. According to one account, she was the daughter of Raja Tajuddin Khan of the Rajauri State in Kashmir, and belonged to the Jarral clan. However, according to the Mughal historian Khafi Khan, she was the daughter of a Muslim saint named Syed Shah Mir, a descendant of Abdul-Qadir Gilani, who had taken to a life of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinat-un-Nissa Begum
Zinat-un-Nissa Begum ( fa, زینت النساء بیگم 5 October 1643 – 7 May 1721) was a Mughal princess and the second daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort, Dilras Banu Begum. Her father had conferred upon her the honorable title of ''Padshah Begum''. Life Zinat-un-Nissa Begum ("Jewel among Women") was born on 5 October 1643, probably in Aurangabad, to Dilras Banu Begum, Aurangzeb's first wife and chief consort. Her mother was a princess of the prominent Safavid dynasty of Persia and was a daughter of Mirza Badi-uz-Zaman Safavi, the Viceroy of Gujarat. Her paternal grandfather was the fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan during whose reign she was born. Zinat-un-Nissa had in-depth knowledge of the doctrines of Islam, just like her elder sister, Princess Zeb-un-Nisa and her younger sister, Princess Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum. She was educated by private tutors and scholars, and refused to marry, choosing to remain single her entire life. Zinat was a partisan of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
