Mirza Dara Bakht

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Mirza Dara Bakht
Born1790
Red Fort, Delhi
Died8 February 1849(1849-02-08) (aged 58–59)
Delhi
IssueMirza Muhammad
Mirza Babur
Mirza Humayun
Mirza Timur
Mirza Jahangir
Mirza Shah Jahan
Mirza Aurangzeb
Mirza Alamgir
Mirza Bahadur
Mirza Farukhsiyar
Mirza Nasir ul-Mulk[1]
HouseMughal
FatherBahadur Shah Zafar

Mirza Dara Bakht Miran Shah Bahadur (1790 – 8 February 1849) was the eldest son of Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.[citation needed] 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 and Mirza Jawan Bakht, son of Begum Zeenat Mahal.

Sources[]

  1. ^ Nizami, Khwaja Hasan. Begmaat ke Aansu.
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