Sikandar Mirza

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Sikandar Mirza [a] (died 1613) was an Armenian merchant who travelled from Aleppo to Lahore and became a trusted figure within Akbar's court in the Mughal Empire. [1]

According to Mesrovb Jacob Seth, he married Lady Juliana (died 1598), [2] [3] a doctor in Akbar's seraglio, [4] and the daughter of the Armenian chief justice Abdul Hai. [5] Seth says she was given to Sikandar by Akbar. [6]

His son was Mirza Zulqarnain (c. 1594 – c. 1656) who was an important official within the court of Shah Jahan.

Notes

  1. ↑ Or Iskander/Alexander Mirza

References

  1. ↑ "Mirza Zulqarnain – An Armenian Noble" by Ruquiya K. Husain, Proceedings of the Indian History Congress , Vol. 59 (1998), pp. 260–265. JSTOR   44146996
  2. ↑ Seth, Mesrovb Jacob. (2005). Armenians in India, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: A Work of Original Research. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. p. 205. ISBN   81-206-0812-7.
  3. ↑ Not to be confused with Lady Juliana of Agra
  4. ↑ Seth, p. 93.
  5. ↑ Seth, p. 2.
  6. ↑ Seth, p. 3.


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