Mirza Dara Bakht Miran Shah Bahadur (1790 - 8 February 1849) was the eldest son of Emperor
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Bahadur Shah II, usually referred to by his poetic title Bahadur Shah ''Zafar'' (; ''Zafar'' Victory) was born Mirza Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad (24 October 1775 – 7 November 1862) and was the twentieth and last Mughal Emperor as well a ...
. He was the crown Prince of the Mughal Empire from 1837 to 1849. He highly influenced his aged father's decisions and was favoured by every one at the court, including his charismatic stepmother
Begum Zeenat Mahal. His death in 1849 triggered rivalry for heirdom between
Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur
Shahzada Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur also known as Mirza Fakhru ( 1816 or 1818 – 10 July 1856) was the last Crown Prince of the Mughal Empire.
Biography
A senior Prince of the Mughal Royal Family, he was the son of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the las ...
and
Mirza Jawan Bakht, son of
Begum Zeenat Mahal.
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Mughal princes
1790 births
1849 deaths
Timurid dynasty
Heirs apparent who never acceded