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Askari Mirza

Mughal prince (1516–1558)


Mughal prince (1516–1558)

FieldValue
altAskari
nameAskari Mirza
titleShahzada
Mirza
birth_date
birth_placeKabul (present-day Afghanistan)
death_date
death_placeMakkah, Ottoman Empire, now Saudi Arabia
successionRuler of Sambhal
reign1531 – 22 September 1554
spouseSultanum Begum
houseMughal dynasty
dynastyTimurid dynasty
motherGulrukh Begum
religionSunni Islam
fatherBabur

Mirza

Muhammad Askari Mirza (Persian: محمد عسکری میرزا), sometimes known simply as Askari Mirza (5 February 1516 – 1558) was a son of Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty and Gulrukh Begum. Askari was also a general of the Mughal Army known for his role in the early Mughal conquests of India. Babur appointed him as governor of Sambhal where he ruled from 1531 to 1554. He died in 1558 in Makkah where he had travelled for the Hajj pilgrimage.

References

References

  1. Lal, Ruby. (September 22, 2005). "Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World". Cambridge University Press.
  2. Elliot, H.. (April 3, 2023). "The History of India". BoD – Books on Demand.
  3. Babur, Emperor of Hindustan. (1996). "The Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor of India". Oxford University Press.
  4. Khosla, Ram Prasad. (1976). "Mughal Kingship and Nobility". Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Delli.
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