Sultan Murad Mirza
| Murad | |
|---|---|
| Shahzada Mirza of the Mughal Empire | |
 Sultan Murad Mirza with his brother Prince Daniyal | |
| Born |
7 June 1570 Fatehpur Sikri, Agra |
| Died |
12 May 1599 (aged 28) Lahore Fort, Pakistan |
| Burial |
13 May 1599 at 4 clock morning. Humayun's Tomb |
| Issue |
Shahzada Rustam Mirza(1588-1597) Shahzada Alam Mirza(1590-1624) Shahzada Arbaham Alif Aziz Mirza(1593-1613) Shahzadi Iffat Jahan Banu Begum(1589-1637) |
| Religion | Muslim |
Shahzada Murad Mirza (8 June 1570 – 12 May 1599[1]) was a Mughal prince as the second surviving son of Mughal Emperor Akbar and one of his chief queen and third wife Salima Sultan Begum.
In 1577, he was awarded his first 7000 mansab (military rank)[2] and in 1584, the 9000 one.[3] He was Maternal Grandfather of the Mughal Princess and later Queen consort of prince Dara, Nadira Banu Begum.
Birth and education
He was first educated by Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak and, as from 1580, by Jesuit priests Antonio de Montserrat[4] (as tutor) and Francisco Aquaviva, who were called up by Akbar himself to teach Murad Portuguese and the basics of Christianity.
Murad became the first Mughal prince to be educated by western Jesuit priests or, as Dr. Oscar R. Gómez points out, the first person to be educated in the paradigmatic model driven by Murad’s father Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, the 3rd Dalai Lama Sonam Gyatso, and Jesuit Antonio de Montserrat, which resulted in the current existentialist model.[5]
Hence, Sultan Murad Pahari has become the first person resulting from the amalgamation of Tibetan tantric Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity (Din-e-Ilahi).[6]
Family
He was the son of Emperor Akbar and Empress Salima Sultan Begum. He married the granddaughter of Raja Ali Khan Faruqi, King of Khandesh.[7]
Military Command and Death
From 1593 Prince Murad was in command of the army in the Deccan.[8] He was ineffective in command largely due to his drunkenness.[8] He was sent to 1598 to Gujarat against a rebellion of his cousins. His condition led to his replacement by Abu'l-Fazl, who arrived at Murad's camp in early May.[8] Murad died in Lahore on 12 May 1599.[8] After his death his body was sent to the tomb of his grandfather, Shah Humayun.
Children
His only son, was Prince Alam Mirza. His daughter Princess Iffat Jahan Banu Begum was married to Jahangir's second son Prince Muhammad Parviz Mirza (who was crown prince from 1606-1626). His Grandson Prince Mushid Murad Mirza was srved subehdar of Thatta from 1628-1644 during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan.
GovernorShip
In 1595 he was won Assam and also first viceroy.
References
- ↑ Ain-i-Akbari volume2
- ↑ Mansabdari system
- ↑ Dr. Ricard Von Garbe, Akbar, The Emperor Of India, 1909
- ↑ Spanish Geographical Society. "Antonio de Montserrat in the final frontier". Newsletter of the Spanish Geographical Society. 43.
- ↑ Gomez, Oscar R. (2013). Tantrism in the Society of Jesus - from Tibet to the Vatican today. Editorial MenteClara. p. 28. ISBN 978-987-24510-3-5.
- ↑ Gomez, Oscar R. (2015). Antonio de Montserrat - Biography of the first Jesuit initiated in Tibetan Tantric Buddhism. Editorial MenteClara. p. 32. ISBN 978-987-24510-4-2.
- ↑ Vincent Arthur Smith, Akbar the Great Mogul, 1542-1605, 1917
- 1 2 3 4 Gascioigne, Bamber. A Brief History of the Great Moghuls: India’s most flamboyant rulers. p. 113.