Sipihr Shikoh
Sipihr Shikoh (13 October 1644 – 2 or 3 July 1708) also known as Sipihr Shukoh, was a Mughal prince as the fourth son of Crown Prince Dara Shikoh and his consort Nadira Banu Begum.
| Sipihr Shikoh سِپہر شِکوہ | |||||
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| Shahzada of the Mughal Empire | |||||
.jpg.webp) Dara Shikoh and Sipihr Shikoh | |||||
| Born | 13 October 1644 Agra, India | ||||
| Died | 2 or 3 July 1708 (aged 63) Delhi, India | ||||
| Burial | Ahmedabad | ||||
| Spouse | Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum Kashmiri Bibi Taj Registani Begum | ||||
| Issue | Ali Tabar | ||||
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| House | Timurid | ||||
| Father | Dara Shikoh | ||||
| Mother | Nadira Banu Begum | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Life
He was also the grandson of the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as well as the nephew and son-in-law of the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Sipihr played a role under his father in the War of Succession between the sons of Shah Jahan. During the Battle of Samugarh he, alongside Dara's general Rustam Khan Dakhini, led a cavalry charge against Aurangzeb's artillery.[1] He also acted as Dara's ambassador in a vain attempt to persuade Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Marwar to join the cause against Aurangzeb, just prior to the Battle of Deorai on 12–14 April 1659.[2]
On 9 June 1659, he was captured and imprisoned by Malik Jiwan, brought to Delhi and paraded through the streets in chains, then imprisoned at Gwalior Fort until 1675.
On 9 February 1673, he married his first cousin, Princess Zubdat-un-Nissa, who was a daughter of Aurangzeb and Dilras Banu Begum.
Death
He died in 1708, and his body was buried in Agra fort by Emperor Bahadur Shah
Ancestry
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Positions
- Governor of Odisha (1680–1696)
- Qiledar of Red Fort (1701–1708)
References
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- Eraly, Abraham (2004). The Mughal Throne - The Saga of India's Great Emperors. London: Phoenix. p. 352. ISBN 9789351181286.
With a wild war whoop, some 10,000 braves under Sipihr Shukoh, Dara's teenaged son, and Rustam Khan Dakhni, a legendary warrior, galloped out of the curtain of cannon smoke and swooped down on Aurangzeb's artillery in front of them.
- Manucci, Niccolao (1907). Moghul India 1653-1708. London: John Murray. p. 340.
Since Jaswant Singh sent no answer, the afflicted Dara repeated his letter, already dreading that Jaswant Singh would play him false. To compel him to come, he decided to send [240] to him his own son, Super Xaca (Sipihr Shukoh), entreating the rajah not to desert him on this occasion, for on him depended the victory and a decision about the crown.