Burial Humayun's Tomb Religion Islam, Din-e-Ilahi | Name Sultan Mirza Role Akbar's son | |
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Issue Shahzada Rustam MirzaShahzada Alam MirzaShahzada Arbaham Alif Aziz MirzaShahzadi Iffat Jahan Banu Begum Died May 12, 1599, Deccan Plateau Parents Salima Sultan Begum, Akbar Siblings Jahangir, Daniyal, Aram Banu Begum, Shakr-un-Nissa Begum, Shahzadi Khanum, Hussain, Hassan Children Shahzada Alam Mirza, Shahzada Rustam Mirza Grandparents Humayun, Hamida Banu Begum, Gulrang Begum Similar People Akbar, Jahangir, Salima Sultan Begum, Hamida Banu Begum, Ruqaiya Sultan Begum | ||
Shahzada Murad Mirza (8 June 1570 – 12 May 1599) was a Mughal prince as the second surviving son of Mughal Emperor Akbar. He was the maternal grandfather of Nadira Banu Begum, wife of Prince Dara (eldest son of emperor Shah Jahan).
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In 1577 (at the age of seven), Murad was awarded his first military rank, receiving a mansab of 7000 men. In 1584, after he attained puberty, this was enhanced to 9000 men.
Birth and education
According to the Jahangirnama, he was a son of Akbar, born from a royal serving-girl just like his younger half-brother, Daniyal Mirza. Although some sources cite Akbar's wife, Salima Sultan Begum, as his mother.
Murad was first educated by Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak and, as from 1580, by Jesuit priests Antonio de Montserrat (as tutor) and Francisco Aquaviva, who were called up by Akbar himself to teach Murad Portuguese and the basics of Christianity.
Murad became the first Mughal prince to be educated by western Jesuit priests or, as Dr. Oscar R. Gómez points out, the first person to be educated in the paradigmatic model driven by Murad’s father Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, the 3rd Dalai Lama Sonam Gyatso, and Jesuit Antonio de Montserrat, which resulted in the current existentialist model.
Hence, Sultan Murad Pahari has become the first person resulting from the amalgamation of Tibetan tantric Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity (Din-e-Ilahi).
Military Command and Death
From 1593 Prince Murad was in command of the army in the Deccan. He was ineffective in command largely due to his drunkenness. His condition led to his replacement by Abu'l-Fazl, who arrived at Murad's camp in early May. Shazada Sultan Murad Mirza died in Lahore Fort on 12 May 1599 at 3:48pm.at the time His death Murad along his father Akbar and his step mother Ruquaiya Sultan Begum. His wife habiba begum was also at his bedside.Murad was not interested in Mughal Throne. He spent his life in Drinking, and with Concubines. Jahangir returned agra to the news of his death. Murad was worn Assam in 1596. The last of his life time He spent with his Father Akbar. ]
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Family
One of Prince Murad's wives was Habiba Banu Begum, the daughter of Mirza Aziz Koka, Khown as Khan Azam. He was the son of Akbar's foster mother, Jiji Anaga. The marriage took place on 15 May 1587, when Murad was seventeen. She was the mother of Prince Rustam Mirza born on 27 August 1588 and died on 30 November 1597, and Prince Alam Sultan Mirza born on 4 November 1590 and died in infancy.
Another of his wives was the daughter of Bahadur Khan, the son and successor of Rajah Ali Khan, ruler of Khandesh. Akbar arranged this marriage, in order to exact more help from Khandesh for the Mughuls future operations in the Deccan. His only daughter Princess Jahan Banu Begum was the wife of Prince Muhammad Parviz, son of Emperor Jahangir.
Governorships
In 1595 he was won Assam and also first viceroy.