Mirza Shah Abbas

Mirza Shah Abbas
Prince of Mughal Empire

Prince Mirza Shah at the Imperial Palace
Predecessor Bahadur Shah II
Born 1845
Red Fort, Delhi, British India
Died 25 December, 1910 (aged 65)
Rangoon, Burma
Spouse Aisha Begum, Jumma Bibi, Husaini Bibi, Said Bibi.
Issue Mirza Muhammad Muazzim, Mirza Muhammad Akhtar, Mirza Muhammad Rahmat, Mirza Muhammad Bidar Bakht, Bilqis Zamani Begum.
Full name
Shahzada Mirza Shah Abbas Bahadur
Dynasty Timurid
Father Emperor Mirza Bahadur Shah II
Mother Mubarrakunnessa

His Imperial Highness The Prince (Shahzada) Mirza Shah Abbas Bahadur (fullname with Royal Titles: Shahzada Mirza Muhammad Shah Abbas Bahadur born 1845 in Delhi, died 25 December 1910) a Prince of the Imperial Family of India, the illegitimate son of Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Emperor of India through his wife Mubarrak-un-nissa khanum begum.[1][2]

He was a younger brother of Prince Mirza Mughal and former Crown Princes Mirza Dara Bakht, Mirza Jawan Bakht (Mughal prince), and Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur. He relinquished all his right to the throne in favor of his older brother's in 1853. In 1858, the Mughal Era officially came to an end, signifying the end of a 332-year rule. In 1877, the title Emperor of India was taken by the British Royal Family starting with Queen Victoria.


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