1. Khusrau Mirza was the eldest son of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and his first wife, Shah Begum.
21 Facts About Khusrau Mirza
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Khusrau Mirza had powerful people backing him which included his father-in-law Mirza Aziz Koka, his maternal uncle Raja Man Singh, Queen Mother Mariam-uz-Zamani, Salima Sultan Begum and Jahangir's favourite sister Shakr-un-Nissa Begum, all of them together tried to secure a pardon for the charming prince and save him from death penalty.
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Khusrau Mirza was the niece of her mother-in-law, Mariam-uz-Zamani, and thus the maternal cousin of her husband.
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Khusrau Mirza's mother was highly devoted to her husband and sided with her husband Prince Salim over her son Khusrau when the latter overlooked his father.
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Khusrau Mirza continuously advised Khusrau to be sincere with his father.
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Khusrau Mirza was extremely loved by his grandfather Akbar, whom Khusrau would call "Shahi Baba", and his father Salim as "Shahi Bhai".
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Khusrau Mirza received an extensive and top-tier education which was overseen by Emperor Akbar.
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Khusrau Mirza had commenced his linguistic education under the liberal scholar Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak who was the Grand Vizier of Akbar, and by his brother, the learned, Abu'l Khair.
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Khusrau Mirza received military training under the most trusted and highest-ranking noble in the Mughal Court, his maternal uncle, Raja Man Singh.
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Khusrau Mirza was known for his valour, secularism, and battlefield talent.
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Khusrau Mirza was praised in the biography of his grandfather, Akbar.
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In 1605, Khusrau Mirza was a young prince of age 17, of eminently handsome countenance, agreeable manners, and irreproachable character.
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Khusrau Mirza was eventually pardoned by Jahangir, by the intervention of the Jahangir's mother and Jahangir sisters as well as Khusrau Mirza's stepmothers and sisters.
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In 1606, Khusrau Mirza rebelled against his father to secure the throne for himself.
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Khusrau Mirza was then joined by Hussain Beg and about 3,000 horsemen in Mathura; and Abdur Rahim, the provincial dewan of Lahore in Panipat.
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Khusrau Mirza was captured by Jahangir's army while crossing the Chenab river while attempting to flee toward Kabul.
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Khusrau Mirza was first brought to Delhi, where a novel punishment was meted out to him.
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Khusrau Mirza was seated in a grand style on an elephant and paraded down Chandni Chowk, while on both sides of the narrow street, the noblemen and barons who had supported him were held at knifepoint on raised platforms.
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Khusrau Mirza accompanied his father on his trip to Kabul while in shackles.
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In 1622, Khusrau Mirza was killed on the orders of Prince Khurram.