Murad Bakhsh
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Mirza Muhammad Murad Bakhsh was a Mughal prince and the youngest surviving son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal. He was the Subahdar of Balkh, until he was replaced by his elder b
Genealogical seal of Murad Bakhsh, 1068 A.H.
Prince Murad Bakhsh in his 30s c. 1655
Coin of Mirza Murad Bakhsh
Portrait of Mirza Murad Bakhsh by Balchand.
Aurangzeb
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Alamgir I, commonly known by the title Aurangzeb, was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707. Under his reign, the Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent, with territo
Murad Bakhsh
…youngest surviving son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal. He was the Subahdar of Balkh, until he was replaced by his elder brother Aurangzeb in the year 1647. Muhammad Murad Bakhsh was born on 9 October 1624, at the Rohtasgarh Fort in Bihar, as the sixth and youngest surviving son of Emperor…
Darbar of Aurangzeb by Bichitr, c. 1660
Shah Jahan holding Aurangzeb in his lap, c. 1620
Young Prince Aurangzeb (far left), aged 9–10, with his brothers Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja, their father Shah Jahan (centre), and maternal grandfather Asaf Khan IV (right) c. 1628
Shah Jahan (left) and Aurangzeb (right), c. 1659