Azim-ush-Shan

Azim-ush-Shan
Mirza
Azim-ush-Shan holding a jewelled sarpech c. 1710
Subahdar of Bengal
Reign22 September 1697 – 18 March 1712
PredecessorIbrahim Khan II
SuccessorMurshid Quli Khan
MonarchAurangzeb
Azam Shah
Bahadur Shah I
BornMuhammad Azim-ud-Din
(1664-12-15)15 December 1664
Agra Fort, Agra Subah, Mughal Empire
Died18 March 1712(1712-03-18) (aged 47)
Ravi River, Kangra, Mughal Empire
Burial
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, India
Spouses
  • Yash Kanwarji
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    (m. 1678)​
  • Aisha Begum
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    (m. 1692; died 1709)​
  • Gati Ara Begum
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    (m. 1709)​
  • Sahiba Niswan
Issue
  • Muhammad Karim Mirza
  • Humayun Bakht Mirza
  • Ruh-ul-Daula Mirza
  • Ahsanullah Mirza
  • Farrukhsiyar
Names
Sultan Azhar-ud-Din Muhammad Azim Mirza Azim-ush-Shan Bahadur
HouseHouse of Babur
DynastyMughal Dynasty
FatherShah Alam I
MotherAmrit Kanwar
ReligionSunni Islam

Mirza Azim-ush-Shan (15 December 1664 – 18 March 1712) was the second son of the 8th Mughal Emperor Shah Alam I and his Rajput wife Amrit Kanwar. He was the great grandson of Shah Jahan and the grandson of Aurangzeb during whose reign he was the imperial subahdar (governor) of Bengal Subah from the year 1697 to his death in 1712.

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