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Mirza Fath ul Mulk Bahadur

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Predecessor
  
Mirza Dara Bakht

House
  
Timurid dynasty

Mother
  
Rahim Buksh bai begum

Children
  
Daagh Delvi

Name
  
Mirza Bahadur

Grandparents
  
Akbar II, Lal Bai

Parents
  
Bahadur Shah II


Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur

Spouse
  
Raffat Sultan Begum, Wazir Khanum

Issue
  
Mirza Abu Bakht, Mirza Fakhrunda Jamal, Daagh Delvi (stepson)

Father
  
Emperor Bahadur Shah II

Died
  
1856, The Red Fort, New Delhi

Similar People
  
Bahadur Shah II, Mirza Shah Abbas, Akbar II, Zinat Mahal

Shahzada Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur also known as Mirza Fakhru (c. 1816 or 1818 – 10 July 1856) was the last Crown Prince of the Mughal Empire. He married twice. His wives were Raffat Sultan Begum and Wazir Khanum. He had two sons and one stepson. His legitimate sons were Mirza Abu Bakht and Mirza Fakhrunda Jamal. His stepson was Daagh Dehlvi through his wife Wazir Khanum.

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Biography

A senior Prince of the Imperial Family of India, he was the son of Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Emperor of India, through his wife Rahim Bukhsh Bai Begum. He was made the Crown Prince in 1853.

Family

He was an older brother of Prince Mirza Mughal and the younger brother of former Crown Prince Mirza Dara Bakht. He died of Cholera in 1856.

In 1857, the First Indian War of Independence sparked an empire wide struggle; in 1858, the Mughal Era officially came to an end, signifying the end of a 332-year rule. In 1877, the title Emperor of India was taken by the British Royal Family starting with Queen Victoria.

He also married Wazir Khanum, a beautiful lady of the time and through her had a stepson, the noted poet, Daagh Dehlvi.

He had a son Shahzada Farkhunda married to Abida Begum, granddaughter of her uncle Mirza Dara Bakht who died in 1963 at Delhi. He joined the British service.

References

Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur Wikipedia