Related Research Articles
Mirza Abu'l Fayaz Qutb-ud-Din Mohammad Azam,commonly known as Azam Shah,was briefly the seventh Mughal emperor from 14 March to 20 June 1707. He was the third son of the sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort Dilras Banu Begum.
Mirza Muhammad Kam Bakhsh was the youngest son of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb,born to his wife Udaipuri Mahal.
Mirza Azim-ush-Shan was the second son of the 8th Mughal Emperor Shah Alam I. 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.
Mirza Muhammad Akbar was a Mughal prince and the fourth son of Emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort Dilras Banu Begum. He went into exile in Safavid Persia after a failed rebellion against his father in the Deccan.
Muhammad Ismail,known by his title Zulfiqar Khan,was a leading noble and military general of the Mughal Empire. His father was Asad Khan,wazir to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. During Aurangzeb's reign,Zulfiqar Khan led several military campaigns in pursuit of the emperor's ambitions in the Deccan and South India,notable of which is the Siege of Jinji. He held the post of mir bakhshi,appointed towards the later part of Aurangzeb's reign,and was made governor of the Deccan by emperor Bahadur Shah I. These positions helped make Zulfiqar Khan the most powerful noble in the empire by the early 1700s.
Mir Jumla II,or Amir Jumla,also known as ArdistānīMir Muhammad,was a military general,wealthy diamond trader,a Vizier of Golconda sultanate,and later a prominent subahdar of Bengal under the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Mir Shihab-ud-Din Siddiqi,known by his title Ghaziuddin Khan,was a leading military general and noble of Central Asian origin in the Mughal Empire. He was a favoured member of emperor Aurangzeb's court,and the father of Chin Qilich Khan,founder of Hyderabad State. Under Aurangzeb,he distinguished himself in key battles over the Deccan,and held the governorship of Berar Subah. He briefly served as the governor of Gujarat Subah during the reign of Aurangzeb's successor Bahadur Shah,and died in office. He is buried in a madrasa complex he founded during his lifetime,known as Madrasa Ghaziuddin Khan,which is located in Old Delhi.
The Siege of Golconda was an eight-month military siege of the Golconda Fort. This siege was personally directed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb against the Golconda Sultanate,ruled by king Abul Hasan Qutb Shah. It was the second Mughal siege of the fort,following an aborted attempt by Aurangzeb in 1656 as a prince of emperor Shah Jahan. The event served as the climax of the Golconda Sultanate,which was annexed into the Mughal Empire as a result of the victory of the siege. The military confrontation was one of the final stages in the Mughal Empire's expansion southwards in the Indian subcontinent.
The siege of Bijapur began in March 1685 and ended in September 1686 with a Mughal victory. The siege began when Aurangzeb dispatched his son,Muhammad Azam Shah,with a force of nearly 50,000 men to capture Bijapur Fort and defeat Sikandar Adil Shah,the then Sultan of Bijapur,who refused to be a vassal of the Mughal Empire. The siege of Bijapur was one of the longest military engagements of the Mughals,lasting more than 15 months until Aurangzeb personally arrived to organise a victory.
Jahanzeb Banu Begum,popularly known as Jani Begum,was a Mughal princess and the chief consort of Muhammad Azam Shah,the heir-apparent to Emperor Aurangzeb,who briefly became Mughal emperor in 1707.
Rahmat-un-Nissa,better known by her title Nawab Bai,was a secondary wife of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. She gave birth to Aurangzeb's first two sons,including Bahadur Shah I,who became Mughal emperor in 1707. Nawab Bai was unpopular at the Mughal court and lost her husband's favour quite early on in her life while the misconduct of her sons,Muhammad Sultan and Muhammad Muazzam,embittered her latter life. She died in 1691 in Delhi after long years of separation from her husband and children.
Aurangabadi Mahal was a consort (concubine) of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
Mirza Muhammad Sultan was the eldest son of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his second wife Nawab Bai. His younger brother Muazzam later became Emperor as Bahadur Shah I in 1707.
Muhammad Bidar Bakht was a Mughal prince. His father,Muhammad Azam Shah,briefly reigned as Mughal emperor in 1707. Bidar was noted for being a gallant,skilful and successful general and was regarded as the most able Mughal prince of his time. He was the favourite grandson of Emperor Aurangzeb.
Shahar Banu Begum was Empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 14 March 1707 to 8 June 1707 as the third wife of Emperor Muhammad Azam Shah. She is popularly known by the titles Padishah Bibi and Padshah Begum.
Zainabadi Mahal was a concubine of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
Nur-un-Nissa Begum was the first wife and chief consort of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah I.
The Mughal–Portuguese War of 1692–1693 was a brief conflict between the Moghal Empire and Portuguese India,launched by the Mughal general Matabar Khan against the Portuguese in Vasai (Bassein),near present-day Mumbai (Bombay).
Hyderabad Subah,also known as Golconda Subah,was a province of the Mughal Empire encompassing the eastern Deccan region of the Indian subcontinent. It was created in 1687,during the reign of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb,by the annexation of the Golconda Sultanate. Hyderabad Subah later began to secede in the 18th century as the Mughal Empire declined and became fully independent as part of the Nizam-administered Deccan.
Mir Bahadur Dil,known by the title Jan Sipar Khan,was a noble of the Mughal Empire. He was active during the reign of emperor Aurangzeb,and held offices in the Deccan region of the empire. His most notable position was in the Mughal province of Hyderabad Subah,where he served as its first permanent subahdar (governor) for twelve years,dying in office.
References
- ↑ Van Meersbergen, Guido (December 2019). "THE DIPLOMATIC REPERTOIRES OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANIES IN MUGHAL SOUTH ASIA, 1608–1717". The Historical Journal. 62 (4): 885. doi:10.1017/S0018246X1900027X. ISSN 0018-246X.
- 1 2 3 4 Sarkar, Sir Jadunath (1912). Anecdotes of Aurangzib: Translated Into English with Notes and Historical Essays. M.C. Sarkar & Sons. pp. 122 & 137.
- ↑ Ali, Athar (1970). The Mughal Nobility Under Aurangzeb. Bombay: Asia Publishing House. pp. 146, 195, 220.
- 1 2 Sarkar, Sir Jadunath (1925). Mughal Administration: Second Series. Patna University. pp. 40–42.
- ↑ Irvine, William (1971). Later Mughal. Atlantic Publishers & Distri. p. 144.
- 1 2 Sarkar, Sir Jadunath (1920). History of Aurangzib: Based on Original Sources. Vol. 3. Longmans, Green and Company. pp. 69–71.
- 1 2 Sarkar, Sir Jadunath (1920). History of Aurangzib: Based on Original Sources. Vol. 4. Longmans, Green and Company.
- ↑ Richards, John F. (1975a), Mughal Administration in Golconda, Oxford [England]: Clarendon Press, pp. 54–56, 68, 78, ISBN 0-19-821561-4, OCLC 2932290
- 1 2 Richards, John F. (2024-10-28). Power, Administration and Finance in Mughal India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-040-23447-1.
- ↑ Sarkar, Sir Jadunath (1924). History of Aurangzib: The closing years, 1689–1707. M.C. Sarkar & Sons. p. 28.
- ↑ Eighteenth-Century Indian Muraqqaʿs: Audiences – Artists – Patrons and Collectors. BRILL. 2024-12-23. pp. 397–398. ISBN 978-90-04-71583-7.