When the succession war of the Mughal Empire began in 1657, he joined his father-in-law Shah Shuja, and was appointed Chief-in-Commander and Principal Counsellor in 1659.
He rejoined his father on February 20, 1660, and was imprisoned at Salimgarh Fort in Delhi, 8 May 1660. On the orders of his father Emperor Aurangzeb, he was transferred to Gwalior Fort and imprisoned there from January 1661 to December 1672.
In 1656, during the siege of Golconda negotiations for peace were carried out between Aurangzeb and Abdullah Qutb Shah. For this reason Hayat Bakhshi Begum, the Queen mother of Golconda, visited Aurangzeb and personally entreat him to spare her son. Aurangzeb agreed to restore the kingdom on the payment of one crore of rupees as indemnity and arrears of tribute and the marriage of his daughter with his son. Abdullah objected that the amount was too large, and there was delay in making the final settlement. On 10 April Aurangzeb withdrew from Golconda on the orders of Shah Jahan. On 13 April 1656, Muhammad married, by proxy, the second daughter of Abdullah Qutb Shah, named Padishah Bibi.[1] On 20 April, she was brought away from the fort to her husband's camp.[2]
When Aurangzeb was still a prince, he and Prince Shah Shuja, in jealousy, had vowed to unite against their elder brother Prince Dara Shikoh on their father's death. The vow had been strengthened by each entertaining the other for a week at Agra and betrothing young Muhammad to Shuja's daughter Gulrukh Banu Begum also known as Mah Khanum.[3] Their fathers' quarrel had broken off the match when the pair came of age. Shuja sent secret messages to Muhammad, offering him the throne and the hand of his daughter. On the night of 18 June 1659, Muhammad slipped out of Dogachi with five servants, some gold coins and jewels, and went over to Shuja's camp, and married Gulrukh Banu Begum.[4] In 1660, she fled to Arakan with her father, and died in 1661.[5]
On 26 December 1672, Aurangzeb ordered Darab Khan to bring Muhammad Sultan into his sleeping chamber. He had audience, and after interview, Muhammad Sultan married Dostar Banu Begum, daughter of Prince Murad Bakhsh. He was presented with a robe, a sword, a jewelled muttaka, and a horse with a jewelled saddle. In the khwabgah, Aurangzeb put a pearl chaplet on the prince's head and took him to the mosque. The Qazi-ul-Quzat Abdul Wahab, with Mulla Muhammad Yaqub as his agent, and Mir Sayyid Muhammad Qanauji and Mulla Auz Wajih as witnesses, tied the knot. Two lakh rupees settled as the marriage portion. Shuja'et Khan, Shaikh Nizam, Dirbar Khan, Bakhtawar Khan, and Khidmatgar Khan were present.[6] Dostar Banu Begum died at Rustam Khan's palace on 4 March 1676.[7]
On 12 January 1675, Shaikh Nizam married Muhammad Sultan to Bai Phup Devi, daughter of the Raja of Kishtwar.[8] She was the mother of Prince Masa'ud Bakhsh Mirza born on 15 August 1676,[9] and died on 18 June 1677.[10] On 10 September 1676, he married the daughter of the brother of Daulatabadi Mahal.[9]
^Journal of Indian History - Volume 45. University of Kerala. 1967. p. 132.
^Sarkar, Jadunath (1920). History of Aurangzib based on original sources - Volume 1. Longmans, Green and Company. pp. 238–40.
^Manucci, Niccoló (1907). Storia Do Mogor: Or, Mogul India, 1653-1708, Volume 1. J. Murray. p. 336.
^Sarkar, Jadunath (1920). History of Aurangzib based on original sources - Volume 2. Longmans, Green. pp. 261–2.
^Phayre, Arthur P. (17 June 2013). History of Burma: From the Earliest Time to the End of the First War with British India. Routledge. pp. 178–9. ISBN978-1-136-39841-4.
Sarkar, Jadunath (1947). Maasir-i-Alamgiri: A History of Emperor Aurangzib-Alamgir (reign 1658-1707 AD) of Saqi Mustad Khan. Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta.
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For other people named Muhammad Sultan see Muhammad Sultan disambiguation Mirza Muhammad Sultan Persian میرزا محمد سلطان 30 December 1639 14 December 1676 citation needed 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 Sultan محمد سلطانShahzada of the Mughal EmpirePortrait of Muhammad Sultan c 1686Born30 December 1639Mathura IndiaDied14 December 1676 1676 12 14 aged 36 Salimgarh Fort DelhiBurialQutb Shah DelhiSpousePadishah Bibi m 1656 wbr Gulrukh Banu Begum m 1659 d 1661 wbr Dostdar Banu Begum m 1672 d 1676 wbr Bai Phup Devi m 1676 wbr One other wifeIssueShahzada Masud BakhshNamesMuhammad Sultan MirzaHouseHouse of BaburDynastyTimurid dynastyFatherAurangzebMotherNawab BaiReligionSunni Islam Contents 1 Life 2 Marriages 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 BibliographyLife editIn April 1656 Muhammad Sultan was appointed Heir Apparent by his father in law Abdullah Qutb Shah Sultan of Golconda and Hyderabad When the succession war of the Mughal Empire began in 1657 he joined his father in law Shah Shuja and was appointed Chief in Commander and Principal Counsellor in 1659 He rejoined his father on February 20 1660 and was imprisoned at Salimgarh Fort in Delhi 8 May 1660 On the orders of his father Emperor Aurangzeb he was transferred to Gwalior Fort and imprisoned there from January 1661 to December 1672 He died on December 14 1676 in confinement at Salimgarh Fort in Delhi Marriages editIn 1656 during the siege of Golconda negotiations for peace were carried out between Aurangzeb and Abdullah Qutb Shah For this reason Hayat Bakhshi Begum the Queen mother of Golconda visited Aurangzeb and personally entreat him to spare her son Aurangzeb agreed to restore the kingdom on the payment of one crore of rupees as indemnity and arrears of tribute and the marriage of his daughter with his son Abdullah objected that the amount was too large and there was delay in making the final settlement On 10 April Aurangzeb withdrew from Golconda on the orders of Shah Jahan On 13 April 1656 Muhammad married by proxy the second daughter of Abdullah Qutb Shah named Padishah Bibi 1 On 20 April she was brought away from the fort to her husband s camp 2 When Aurangzeb was still a prince he and Prince Shah Shuja in jealousy had vowed to unite against their elder brother Prince Dara Shikoh on their father s death The vow had been strengthened by each entertaining the other for a week at Agra and betrothing young Muhammad to Shuja s daughter Gulrukh Banu Begum also known as Mah Khanum 3 Their fathers quarrel had broken off the match when the pair came of age Shuja sent secret messages to Muhammad offering him the throne and the hand of his daughter On the night of 18 June 1659 Muhammad slipped out of Dogachi with five servants some gold coins and jewels and went over to Shuja s camp and married Gulrukh Banu Begum 4 In 1660 she fled to Arakan with her father and died in 1661 5 On 26 December 1672 Aurangzeb ordered Darab Khan to bring Muhammad Sultan into his sleeping chamber He had audience and after interview Muhammad Sultan married Dostar Banu Begum daughter of Prince Murad Bakhsh He was presented with a robe a sword a jewelled muttaka and a horse with a jewelled saddle In the khwabgah Aurangzeb put a pearl chaplet on the prince s head and took him to the mosque The Qazi ul Quzat Abdul Wahab with Mulla Muhammad Yaqub as his agent and Mir Sayyid Muhammad Qanauji and Mulla Auz Wajih as witnesses tied the knot Two lakh rupees settled as the marriage portion Shuja et Khan Shaikh Nizam Dirbar Khan Bakhtawar Khan and Khidmatgar Khan were present 6 Dostar Banu Begum died at Rustam Khan s palace on 4 March 1676 7 On 12 January 1675 Shaikh Nizam married Muhammad Sultan to Bai Phup Devi daughter of the Raja of Kishtwar 8 She was the mother of Prince Masa ud Bakhsh Mirza born on 15 August 1676 9 and died on 18 June 1677 10 On 10 September 1676 he married the daughter of the brother of Daulatabadi Mahal 9 Ancestry editAncestors of Muhammad Sultan Mughal prince 8 Nur ud din Muhammad Jahangir Mughal Emperor4 Shahab ud din Muhammad Shah Jahan I Mughal Emperor9 Jagat Gosain2 Muhi ud din Muhammad Aurangzeb Mughal Emperor10 Abu l Hasan Asaf Khan5 Mumtaz Mahal11 Diwanji Begum1 Muhammad Sultan12 Sarmast Khan Raja of Rajauri6 Taj ud din Khan Raja of Rajauri3 Nawab Bai BegumReferences edit Journal of Indian History Volume 45 University of Kerala 1967 p 132 Sarkar Jadunath 1920 History of Aurangzib based on original sources Volume 1 Longmans Green and Company pp 238 40 Manucci Niccolo 1907 Storia Do Mogor Or Mogul India 1653 1708 Volume 1 J Murray p 336 Sarkar Jadunath 1920 History of Aurangzib based on original sources Volume 2 Longmans Green pp 261 2 Phayre Arthur P 17 June 2013 History of Burma From the Earliest Time to the End of the First War with British India Routledge pp 178 9 ISBN 978 1 136 39841 4 Sarkar 1947 p 77 Sarkar 1947 p 94 Sarkar 1947 p 91 a b Sarkar 1947 p 95 Sarkar 1947 p 99 Bibliography editSarkar Jadunath 1947 Maasir i Alamgiri A History of Emperor Aurangzib Alamgir reign 1658 1707 AD of Saqi Mustad Khan Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal Calcutta Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Muhammad Sultan Mughal prince amp oldid 1171224323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
