From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Azim-ush-Shan
Azim-ush-Shan
Azim-ush-Shan Personal life
Reign 1697 - 1712 Azim-ush-shan was married four times :
Spouse Bai Jas Kanwar Sahiba • In 1668 to Rajkumari Bai Jas Kanwar Sahiba, the
Nawab Aisha Begum Sahiba daughter of the Rajput Raja of Kama.
Nawab Giti Ara Begum Sahiba • In 1692 to Nawab Aisha Begum Sahiba, a daughter of
Sahiba Nizwan a Mughal courtier.
Issue • In 1715 to Nawab Giti Ara Begum Sahiba, the
daughter of Prince Muhammad Azam Shah
Farrukh Siyar
• In 1715 to Sahiba Nizwan, a sister of Nawab Shaista
Full name Khan, the erstwhile governor of Kashmir.
He had total six sons and a daughter, including Far-
Sultan Azhar ud-din Muhammad Azim Mirza, Azim us-Shan
Bahadur rukhsiyar (with the 4th wife, Sahiba Nizwan), who
reigned as Mughal emperor between 1713 and 1719.
House Mughal
Father Shah Alam Bahadur Shah See also
Mother Maharajkumari Amrita Bai Sahiba • List of rulers of Bengal
Born 15 December 1664(1664-12-15) • History of Bangladesh
• History of India
Died 18 March 1712(1712-03-18) (aged 47)
Religion Islam
References
Prince Azim-ush-Shan (December 15, 1664 - March 18, [1] ^ Anjali Chatterjee, Azim-us-Shan, Banglapedia:
1712) was the third son of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic
I, by his second wife, Maharajkumari Amrita Bai Sahiba. Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Retrieved: 2011-05-16
He was also the grandson of emperor Aurangzeb.
External links
Reign • Mughal dynasty
In 1697 he was appointed the viceroy of Bengal, Bihar and Persondata
Orissa by emperor Aurangzeb.[1] Shortly after, he took
Name Azim-Ush-Shan
successful military initiative against Rahim Khan. Azim
gave East India Company permission to build Fort Wil- Alternative names
liam in Calcutta. Using Mughal permission, Dutch also Short description
built Fort Gustavas in Chinsura and French built Fort Or- Date of birth December 15, 1664
leans in Chandernagore.[1]
Place of birth
Azim got into conflict with Murshid Quli Khan, the
newly appointed Nawab of Bengal, over imperial finan- Date of death March 18, 1712
cial control. Considering the complaint of Murshid Quli Place of death
Khan, emperor Aurangzeb ordered Azim to move to Bi-
har.[1] In 1703 he transferred the capital to Rajmahal and
then again to Pataliputra (present-day Patna). He re-
named Pataliputra to Azimabad after his own name.[1]
In 1712, at the time of his father’s death, he imme-
diately proclaimed himself emperor. However, he was
killed (drowned in the Ravi River) shortly afterwards in
the succession struggles that ensued.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Azim-ush-Shan
Categories:
• Mughal princes
• Islamic rule in the Indian subcontinent
• 1664 births
• 1712 deaths
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