Sipihr Shikoh

Sipihr Shikoh
Shahzada of the Mughal Empire

Dara Shikoh and Sipihr Shikoh
Spouse Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum
Issue Shahzada Ali Tabar
House Timurid
Father Dara Shikoh
Mother Nadira Banu Begum
Born 13 October 1644
Agra, India
Died 2 or 3 July 1708
Delhi, India
Religion Islam

Sipihr Shikoh (13 October 1644 – 2 or 3 July 1708[1]) also known as Sipihr Shukoh, was a Mughal prince as the fourth son of Crown Prince Dara Shikoh and his consort Nadira Banu Begum.

Life

He was also the grandson of the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as well as the nephew and son-in-law of the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.

He was captured and imprisoned by Malik Jiwan, 9 June 1659, brought to Delhi and paraded through the streets in chains, then imprisoned at Gwalior Fort, until 1675.

9 February 1673, He married his first cousin, Princess Zubdat-un-Nissa, she was the daughter of his uncle, Emperor Aurangzeb and his aunt, Dilras Banu Begum.

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