Sulaiman Shikoh
| Sulaiman Shikoh | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahzada of the Mughal Empire | |||||
 Sulaiman Shikoh | |||||
| Tenure | 1635-1662 | ||||
| Born |
15 March 1635 Sultanpur, India | ||||
| Died |
May 1662 (aged 26–27) Gwalior, India | ||||
| Burial |
June 1662 Traitor's Cemetery | ||||
| Spouse |
Anup Kanwar(1638-1688) Indar Kumari(1640-1667) Munawar Bai(d-1662 at Delhi) | ||||
| Issue |
Shahzadi Salima Banu Begum(1657-1697) Shahzadi Fatima Banu Begum(1661-1722) Shazada Qasim Shikoh(1654) Shazada Junaid Shikoh(1655-1707) Shazada kojad shikoh(1662-1675) | ||||
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| House | Timurid | ||||
| Father | Dara Shikoh | ||||
| Mother | Nadira Banu Begum | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Shahzada Sulaiman Shikoh (15 March 1635 – May 1662[1]) also known as Sulaiman Shukoh, was the eldest son of Mughal prince Dara Shikoh. He was excuted at gwaliour fort by Aurangzeb orders
Life
He born sultanpur to prince Dara and nadira begum and first grandson of shah jahan and close to her cousin zeb un nisa(who loved him but Aurangzeb hated him) he was siblings was 1 brother and two sisters sulaiman was served subehdar of mughal subah by his grandfather emperor Shah Jahan He was paternal uncles shah shuja and murad baksh his cousins included sulatn bang,gulrukh begum,Md yar and hamidullal khan and others sulaiman led his father army during shah jahan ill
personal life
14 April 1654, He married Anup Kanwar, daughter of Amar Singh of Nagaur, son of Raja Gaj Singh. On 1659 he married to indra kanwar who gave birth fatima begum He had a concubine named munawar begum a girl of dara shikoh harem He had first son qasim born 1654 who died 6 Months, second son junaid shikoh 1655 at agra fort he was killed during deccan fighitng Third son kojad was born a concubine who killed 1675,his daughter salima marry to md akbar son of aurangzeb and fatima marry to muhi sunnat son of md kam baksh the son of aurangzeb
death
On 1659,his father killed by aurangzeb four henchmens who buried humayun tomb,sulaiman shikoh was sent to gwalior fort her grand father was imprisoned at agra fort for 8 years, may 1662 he was excuted by red poising and he died his body were buried gwaliour his centophy along with her uncle murad baksh Zeb-un-nisa married to her father Aurangzeb and became malikaye of Hindustan
positions
- Governor of thatta 1649-1651
- governor of awadh 1655-1657
- commad in chief of dara shikoh army 1641-1650)
miltiary promotions
- 1649-6000
- 1650-8000
- 1653-11000
- 1657-20000
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