Shah Shuja (Mughal prince)

Mirza Shah Shuja (Persian: میرزا شاه شجاع) (23 June 1616 7 February 1661) was the second son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal. He was the governor of Bengal and Odisha and had his capital at Dhaka, in present day Bangladesh.

Shah Shuja
شاه شجاع

Shahzada of the Mughal Empire
Mirza
Shah Shuja by Lalchand c.1640
22nd Subahdar of Bengal
Reign1 January 1641- 12 April 1660
PredecessorIslam Khan II
SuccessorMir Jumla II
BadshahShah Jahan
Aurangazeb
Born(1616-06-23)23 June 1616
Ajmer, Ajmer, Mughal Empire
Died7 February 1661(1661-02-07) (aged 44)
Mrauk U, Kingdom of Mrauk U
Spouse
  • Bilqis Banu Begum
    (m. 1633; died 1634)
  • Piari Banu Begum
  • Daughter of Raja Tamsen of Kishtwar
Issue
  • Dilpazir Banu Begum
  • Zain-ud-Din Mirza
  • Zain-ul-Abidin Mirza
  • Buland Akhtar Mirza
  • Gulrukh Banu Begum
  • Roshan Ara Begum
  • Amina Banu Begum
HouseHouse of Babur
Dynasty Timurid dynasty
FatherShah Jahan
MotherMumtaz Mahal
ReligionSunni Islam
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