Mirza Dara Bakht

Mirza Dara Bakht
Mirza Dara Bakht
Born	1790; Red Fort, Delhi
Died	8 February 1849 (aged 58–59); Delhi
Issue	Mirza Muhammad; Mirza Babur; Mirza Humayun; Mirza Timur; Mirza Jahangir; Mirza Shah Jahan; Mirza Aurangzeb; Mirza Alamgir; Mirza Bahadur; Mirza Farukhsiyar; Mirza Nasir ul-Mulk;
House	Mughal
Father	Bahadur Shah Zafar

Mirza Dara Bakht Miran Shah Bahadur (1790 - 8 February 1849) was the eldest son of Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.^{[citation needed]} He was the crown Prince of the Mughal Empire from 1837 to 1849. He highly influenced his aged father's decisions and was favoured by every one at the court, including his charismatic stepmother Begum Zeenat Mahal. His death in 1849 triggered rivalry for heirdom between Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur and Mirza Jawan Bakht, son of Begum Zeenat Mahal.

Sources

^ Nizami, Khwaja Hasan. Begmaat ke Aansu.

[:0-1] Nizami, Khwaja Hasan. Begmaat ke Aansu.

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