Rafi-ush-Shan
Rafi-ul-Qadr (Persian: رفیع القدر) (29 – 1671 March 1712), better known by his title, Mirza Rafi' ush-Shan Bahadur, was the third son of the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah I.
| Rafi-ush-Shan رفیعوش شان | |||||
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 Portrait of Rafi-ush-Shan, c. 1704 | |||||
| Born | 1671 Delhi, Mughal Empire | ||||
| Died | 29 March 1712 (aged 40–41) Punjab, Mughal Empire | ||||
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| House | House of Babur | ||||
| Dynasty |  Timurid dynasty | ||||
| Father | Bahadur Shah I | ||||
| Mother | Nur-un-nissa Begum | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Life and mughal service
Rafi' ush-Shan Bahadur was born in delhi 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 subehdar of sindh and assam from 1707 to 1710 and kashmir from 1710 to 1712 He was killed with his elder brother Jahandar Shah by his nephew Farrukhsiyar. He was buried at Agra. 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. 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 Rafi ud-Darajat[1] and of Emperor Muhammad Ibrahim.[2]
References
- Irvine 1922, p. 146.
- Irvine 1922, p. 76.
Bibliography
- Irvine, William (1922), Sarkar, Jadunath (ed.), The Later Mughals, vol. I, Calcutta: M. C. Sarkar & Sons