Neku Siyar
| Nikusiyar نیکوسیار | |||||||||
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Shahzada of the Mughal Empire Mughal pretender Mirza | |||||||||
Timur II | |||||||||
| Mughal pretender | |||||||||
| Pretence | 18 May 1719 – 13 August 1719 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Rafi ud-Darajat | ||||||||
| Subahdar of Assam | |||||||||
| Reign | c. 1695 – 1701 | ||||||||
| Subahdar of Sindh | |||||||||
| Reign | c. 1702 – 1707 | ||||||||
| Born | Mirza Muhammad Nikusiyar before 6 October 1679 Mughal Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 12 April 1723 Salimgarh Fort, Delhi | ||||||||
| Burial | Mausoleum of Qutb-ud-Din Kaki, Delhi | ||||||||
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| House | House of Babur | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Timurid dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Muhammad Akbar | ||||||||
| Mother | Salima Banu Begum | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Hanafi) | ||||||||
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Mirza Muhammad Nikusiyar or Nekusiyar or Neku Siyar, also known as Timur II, was a claimant to the Mughal throne.
Neku Siyar was born in 1679, the son of Mughal prince Muhammad Akbar, and a grandson of emperor Aurangzeb. He was brought up in a harem in Agra.
In 1695, at the age of 16, he was appointed the subahdar of Assam by Aurangzeb and served until 1701. In 1702, he was then appointed the subahdar of Sindh, serving until 1707.