Azim-ush-Shan

Azim-ush-Shan

Prince Azim-us-Shan was the second son of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah I, by his second wife, Maharajkumari Amrita Bai Sahiba. He was the grandson of Emperor Aurangzeb, during whose reign, he was the subahdar of Bengal Subah, Bihar and Odisha from 1697 to his death in 1712.

About Azim-ush-Shan in brief

Summary Azim-ush-ShanPrince Azim-us-Shan was the second son of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah I, by his second wife, Maharajkumari Amrita Bai Sahiba. He was the grandson of Emperor Aurangzeb, during whose reign, he was the subahdar of Bengal Subah, Bihar and Odisha from 1697 to his death in 1712.

His first wife was Bai Jas Kaur, the daughter of Kirat Singh, who was the son of Raja Jai Singh I, Kachwaha ruler of Amber. His second wife was Sahiba Niswan, a Kasmiri lady, and the mother of Emperor Farrukhsiyar.