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Mirza Muhammad Murad Bakhsh (9 October 1624 – 14 December 1661) was a Mughal prince and the youngest surviving son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal. He was the Subahdar of Balkh, till he was replaced by his elder brother Aurangzeb in the year 1647.
In Battle of Samugarh. …between the princes Aurangzeb and Murād Bakhsh, third and fourth sons of the emperor, on the one side, and the eldest son and heir apparent, Dārā Shikōh, on the other. Dārā had retreated to Samugarh, about 10 miles (16 km) east of Agra (Shah Jahān’s residence), south of the Yamuna….
The Mughal war of succession of 1658–1659 was a war of succession fought between the four sons of Shah Jahan: Aurangzeb, Dara Shikoh, Murad Bakhsh, and Shah Shuja, in hopes of gaining the Mughal Throne. Prior to the death of Shah Jahan, each of his sons held governorships during their father's reign.
Dec 14, 2016 · Mughal prince Murad Bakhsh, the youngest son of Taj Mahal builder Shah Jahan, was executed on December 14, 1661.*
Oct 5, 2023 · Murad Bakhsh. Murad Bakhsh is the youngest of Shah Jahan’s sons to fight this war of succession born in 1624. He was the governor of Gujarat under Shah Jahan’s reign.
"Rare silver rupee of Murad Baksh (1658) in Gujarat, Moghul Empire. Name and titles in square / kalima in square. 23mm in diameter, 11.6 g, very thick. Dated to 1068 AH = regnal year 1 = 1658 AD."
This painting depicts three sons of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658). They are identified in the Persian inscription in the border beneath, which states that these are the likenesses of Shah Shuja' Bahadur, Aurangzeb Bahadur and Murad Bakhsh, and that it is the work of the artist Balchand.
