19 Facts About Daniyal Mirza

Daniyal Mirza was a prince of the Mughal Empire who served as the Viceroy of the Deccan.

Daniyal Mirza was the third son of the emperor Akbar and the half-brother of the emperor Jahangir.

Daniyal Mirza died from problems relating to alcoholism at the age of thirty-two, predeceasing Akbar by seven months.

The emperor, at the time embarking on an expedition to Gujarat, sent the infant Daniyal Mirza to be cared for by the queen of Raja Bharmal of Amber.

Daniyal Mirza was fond of Hindi songs, and would occasionally compose verses with correct idiom in the language of the people of India, which were not bad.

In such circumstances, Daniyal Mirza was dispatched to the governorship of Allahabad in 1597.

However, when his guardian, his father-in-law Qulij Khan Andijani, returned to court in disgust, Daniyal Mirza became apprehensive of the emperor's resulting anger.

Daniyal Mirza subsequently attempted to amend his behaviour and became more involved in his administrative role.

Daniyal Mirza later was again given the opportunity to fight in the Deccan.

Daniyal Mirza was furious at the insult and began summoning troops from surrounding camps to assist him in a fight against the ruler.

Daniyal Mirza therefore elected to divide the Mughal Deccan into two; Abu'l-Fazl, based in Ahmadnagar, was to lead the campaign against Raju while Khan-I-Khana, based in Berar and Telangana, headed operations against Ambar.

Daniyal Mirza sued for peace with the Mughals, establishing set boundaries between their territories.

However, his raids had demoralised the Mughal troops, forcing Daniyal Mirza to come to terms with him.

The name of Daniyal Mirza's mother is not stated in Akbar's biography, the Akbarnama, which only records that she had died in 1596.

Orientalist Henry Beveridge believed, given that Daniyal Mirza was fostered with the wife of Raja Bharmal, that the prince was related to her through his mother.

Daniyal Mirza further suggests that the tomb was mistakenly associated with Anarkali due to the Bagh i-Anaran that once grew around it.

Daniyal Mirza was the mother of Prince Hushang Mirza born in 1604, and of Princess Mahi Begum.

Daniyal Mirza had requested that his daughter be married to Daniyal.

Daniyal's eldest son Tahmuras Mirza was married to Bahar Banu Begum, daughter of Jahangir, and his second son Hoshang Mirza was married to Hoshmand Banu Begum, the daughter of Khusrau Mirza.