Mirza Jawan Bakht

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Mirza Jawan Bakht was a Mughal prince and the eldest son of the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah II (Bahadur Shah Zafar), who was once considered a potential heir to the fading Mughal throne in 19th-century India.

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Mirza Jawan Bakht canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian prince ⓘ
Mughal prince ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
associatedWith Bahadur Shah Zafar’s court ⓘ
linked to: Mughal court

British East India Company ⓘ
Delhi ⓘ
childOf Bahadur Shah II ⓘ
Zeenat Mahal ⓘ
controlledBy British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India
countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire ⓘ
dynasty Timurid ⓘ
linked to: Timurid dynasty
era 19th-century India ⓘ
ethnicGroup Mughal ⓘ
linked to: Mughal dynasty
gender male ⓘ
historicalContext end of Mughal sovereignty in India ⓘ
historicalSignificance symbol of the last generation of Mughal princes ⓘ
house House of Babur ⓘ
languageSpoken Persian ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
notableAspect his claim to succession was opposed by other Mughal princes ⓘ
his succession was supported by his mother Zeenat Mahal ⓘ
notableEvent British colonial rule in India ⓘ
decline of the Mughal Empire ⓘ
notableFor being considered a potential heir to the Mughal throne ⓘ
being the eldest son of the last Mughal emperor ⓘ
notableRelative Akbar II ⓘ
Aurangzeb ⓘ
Babur ⓘ
Bahadur Shah I ⓘ
Bahadur Shah II ⓘ
Shah Jahan ⓘ
partOf Mughal dynasty ⓘ
politicalStatus prince without effective power ⓘ
positionHeld heir apparent (contested) ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
residence Red Fort, Delhi ⓘ
linked to: Red Fort
sibling Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur ⓘ
Mirza Mughal ⓘ
spouse Nawab Shah Zamani Begum ⓘ
successorStatus never crowned emperor ⓘ
title Shahzada ⓘ

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Zafar → child → Mirza Jawan Bakht ⓘ