Baz Bahadur
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| Baz Bahadur | |
|---|---|
Rani Roopmati | |
| Father | Shuja'at Khan |
| Religion | Islam |
Bayezid Baz Bahadur Khan was the last
Sultan of Malwa Sultanate, who reigned from 1555 to 1562. He succeeded his father, Shuja'at Khan. He is known for his romantic liaison with Roopmati
.
Baz Bahadur as sultan did not bother to look after his kingdom nor did he maintain a strong army, being devoted to the arts and to his paramour. He fell in love with the beautiful Hindu shepherdess called Roopmati and also build the Rewa Kund which is a reservoir built by Baz Bahadur at Mandu, equipped with an aqueduct to The Narmada.
Hindu queen Roopmati
, who killed herself at this turn of events.
In 1561,
Chittor. Malwa was absorbed by the Mughals, with Baz Bahadur becoming a fugitive at various courts for a number of years. In November 1570, he surrendered to Akbar at Agra and joined his service.[2]
Bahadur's capital was Mandu (now in Madhya Pradesh), which then became an important city in the Mughal Empire. The Jahaz Mahal is located in Mandu.[1]
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Baz Bahadur's Palace in Mandu -
The courtyard of the Palace -
A copper coin of Baz Bahadur
References
- ^ a b Smith, Vincent, Arthur (1919). Akbar the Great Mogul, 1542-1605.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Majumdar, R. C.; Chaudhuri, J. N.; Chaudhuri, S. (1974). The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Mughal empire. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. pp. 112–13.