Rafi-ush-Shan
Rafi-ul-Qadr (1671 – 29 March 1712), better known by his title, Rafi' ush-Shan Bahadur, was the third son of the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah I.
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| Born | 1671 Delhi, Mughal Empire | ||||
| Died | 29 March 1712 (aged 40–41) Punjab, Mughal Empire | ||||
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| House | Timurid | ||||
| Father | Bahadur Shah I | ||||
| Mother | Nur-un-nissa Begum | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Life and mughal service
Rafi' ush-Shan Bahadur was born to Prince Muazzam (later Bahadur Shah I) and Nur-un-Nisa Begum, the daughter of Sanjar Najm-i-sani. He was 10 when he was appointed by his grandfather Aurangzeb as qiladar of Malakand until his death; then his father became emperor on 1707. He was killed with his elder brother Jahandar Shah by his nephew Farrukhsiyar. He was buried at Agra fort. His sons Rafi ud-Darajat and Shah Jahan II later became Mughal emperors of India for a brief period.
Family
One of his wives was Raziyat-un-nissa Begum, also known as Safiyat-un-nissa, the daughter of Prince Sultan Muhammad Akbar. He had married her in 1695 at Agra, during the same time as his brother Jahan Shah had married her sister Zakiyat-un-nissa Begum. Another was Nur-un-nissa Begum, daughter of Shaikh Baqi.She was the mother of Emperor Rafi ud-Darajat[1] and of Emperor Muhammad Ibrahim.[2]
References
- Irvine 1922, p. 146.
- Irvine 1922, p. 76.
Bibliography
- Irvine, William (1922), Sarkar, Jadunath (ed.), The Later Mughals, vol. I, Calcutta: M. C. Sarkar & Sons