Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur

Mirza Fakhru
Crown Prince of Mughal Empire

Mirza Muhamed Sultan Sutteh ud-Mulk Shah, the Heir Apparent
Predecessor Mirza Dara Bakht
Spouse Wazir khanum.
Issue Daagh Delvi<stepson>
Full name
Fath ul-Mulk, Shahzada Mirza Muhammad Sultan Shah, Firuz Jang, Wali Ahd Bahadur
Dynasty Timurid
Father Emperor Bahadur Shah II
Mother Rahim Buksh bai begum
Born 1231-1234 A.H/ 1816-1818 A.D
Red Fort, Delhi
Died Thursday, 7 Ziqa'ad, 1272 A.H/ July 10th, 1856 A.D (Age was 38-40 years)
Red Fort, Delhi

His Royal Highness The Prince (Shahzada) Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur also known as Mirza Fakhru (fullname with Royal Titles: Fath ul-Mulk, Shahzada Mirza Muhammad Sultan Shah, Firuz Jang, Wali Ahd Bahadur born 1816 or 1818 in the Red Fort, died 10 July 1856) was the last Crown Prince of the Mughal Empire.

Biography

A senior Prince of the Imperial Family of India, he was the son of Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Emperor of India through his wife Rahim Bukhsh Bai Begum.[1][2] He was made the Crown Prince in 1853.

Family

He was an older brother of Prince Mirza Mughal and the younger brother of former Crown Prince Mirza Dara Bakht. He died of Cholera in 1856.

In 1857, the First Indian War of Independence sparked an empire wide struggle; in 1858, the Mughal Era officially came to an end, signifying the end of a 332 year rule. In 1877, the title Emperor of India was taken by the British Royal Family starting with Queen Victoria.

He also married Wazir Khanum, a beautiful lady of the time and through her had a stepson, the noted poet, Daagh Dehlvi.

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External links

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