Azim-ush-Shan
Mirza Azim-ush-Shan (Persian: عظیم الشان; 15 December 1664 – 18 March 1712) was the second son of Mughal emperor Shah Alam I, by his second wife, Amrita Bai, Princess of Kishangarh. He was the great grandson of Emperor Shah Jahan and the grandson of Emperor Aurangzeb, during whose reign he was the last subahdar (viceroy) of Bengal Subah, Bihar Subah and Orissa Subah from 1697 to his death in 1712.
| Azim-ush-Shan عظیم الشان | |||||
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| Shahzada of the Mughal Empire Mirza | |||||
Prince Azim-ush-Shan holding a jewelled sarpech c. 1710 | |||||
| 29th Subahdar of Bengal | |||||
| Reign | 22 September 1697 – 18 March 1712 | ||||
| Predecessor | Ibrahim Khan II | ||||
| Successor | Murshid Quli Khan (as Nawab of Bengal) | ||||
| Badshah | Aurangzeb Azam Shah Bahadur Shah I | ||||
| Born | Muhammad Azim-ud-Din 15 December 1664 Agra Fort, Agra, Mughal Empire | ||||
| Died | 18 March 1712 (aged 47) Ravi River, Kangra, Mughal Empire | ||||
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| House | House of Babur | ||||
| Dynasty | Timurid dynasty | ||||
| Father | Shah Alam I | ||||
| Mother | Amrita Bai Sahiba | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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