Aiman Khwajah Sultan

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Aiman Khwajah Sultan
Prince of Moghulistan
Issue Khizr Khan
Dynasty Borjigin
Father Ahmad Alaq
Religion Sunni Islam

Aiman Khwajah Sultan was a Prince of Eastern Moghulistan and the son of Ahmad Alaq, who ruled as the khan of Eastern Moghulistan from 1487 to 1503.

As a grandson of Yunus Khan, Aiman Khwajah Sultan was the first cousin of the Mughal Emperor Babur, and his children married into the Mughal dynasty.

Aiman Khwajah Sultan was a direct male-line descendant of Genghis Khan, through his son Chagatai Khan.

Issue

Aiman's son, Khizr Khwaja Khan was married to Gulbadan Begum, daughter of Emperor Babur and his consort Dildar Begum. [1]

Another of Aiman's sons, Aq Sultan, was married to Habiba Begum, daughter of Kamran Mirza, son of Babur.

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References

  1. Balabanlilar, Lisa (2015). Imperial Identity in the Mughal Empire: Memory and Dynastic Politics in Early Modern South and Central Asia. I.B.Tauris. p. 8. ISBN   9780857732460.