Rafi-ush-Shan

Rafi' ush-Shan Bahadur (1671 – 29 March 1712) was the third son of the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah I.

Rafi-ush-Shan
Shahzada of the Mughal Empire
Born1671
Delhi, Mughal Empire
Died29 March 1712 (aged 40–41)
Punjab, Mughal Empire
Burial
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
SpouseRaziyat-un-Nissa Begum
Nur-un-Nissa Begum
IssueRafi ud-Darajat
Shah Jahan II
Muhammad Ibrahim
Full name
Rafi-ush-Shan Mirza
HouseTimurid
FatherBahadur Shah I
MotherNur-un-nissa Begum
ReligionIslam

Life and mughal service

He was born to Prince Muazzam (later Bahadur Shah I) and Nur-un-Nisa Begum, the daughter of Sanjar Najm-i-sani. He was 10 when he was appointed by his grandfather Aurangzeb as qiladar of Malakand until his death; then his father became emperor on 1707. He was killed with his elder brother Jahandar Shah by his nephew Farrukhsiyar. He was buried at Agra fort. His sons Rafi ud-Darajat and Shah Jahan II later became Mughal emperors of India for a brief period.

Family

One of his wives was Raziyat-un-nissa Begum, also known as Safiyat-un-nissa, the daughter of Prince Sultan Muhammad Akbar. She was the mother of Emperor Rafi ud-Darajat.[1] He had married her in 1695 at Agra, during the same time as his brother Jahan Shah had married her sister Zakiyat-un-nissa Begum. Another was Nur-un-nissa Begum, daughter of Shaikh Baqi. She was the mother of Emperor Shah Jahan II[2] and of Emperor Muhammad Ibrahim.[3]

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References
  1. Irvine, p. 419-20.
  2. Irvine, p. 146.
  3. Irvine, p. 76.

Bibliography
  • Irvine, William, The Later Mughals, Low Price Publications, p. 146, ISBN 81-7536-406-8
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