Burhan Nizam Shah II

Portrait of Burhan Nizam Shah II.

Burhan Nizam Shah II (ruled 1591-1595) was the ruler of Ahmadnagar in the Deccan. His death in 1595 was followed by civil war over who should rule. He was eventually succeeded in actual power by his sister Chand Sultan who ruled in the name of his infant son.

Sources

John F. Richards. The New Cambridge History of India: The Mughals. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993. p. 51.

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