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Muhi us-Sunnat

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Muhi us-Sunnat
محی وس-سنت

Shahzada of the Mughal Empire
Mirza[1]
Prince Muhi us-Sunnat wearing a yellow jama
BornIndia
Died29 January 1747
Delhi, India
Issue
Names
Muhammad Muhi us-Sunnat Mirza
HouseHouse of Babur
Dynasty Timurid dynasty
FatherMuhammad Kam Bakhsh
ReligionIslam

Shahzada Muhammad Muhi us-Sunnat Mirza (Persian: شاهزاده محمد محی وسنت میرزا) was the eldest surviving son of Mughal prince Muhammad Kam Bakhsh, himself the youngest son of emperor Aurangzeb.

He was imprisoned in the palace-prison of Salimgarh Fort after his father's defeat to his brother, emperor Bahadur Shah I, in the Mughal war of succession in 1709. He remained imprisoned until his death on 29 January 1747, during the reign of emperor Muhammad Shah.[citation needed]

His only son Prince Muhi ul-Millat was raised the throne in December 1759 as Shah Jahan III by the Grand Vizier Imad-ul-Mulk and the Marathas, but was deposed the following year after their defeat at the Battle of Panipat.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Mughal title Mirza, the title of Mirza and not Khan or Padshah, which were the titles of the Mongol rulers.
  2. ^ Jaswant Lal Mehta, Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813, p.140