1. Parviz Mirza was the second son of Mughal emperor Jahangir from his wife, Sahib Jamal.
22 Facts About Parviz Mirza
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Parviz Mirza failed in his leadership of the Deccan War and had lost the faith of the court.
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Parviz Mirza led the first campaign against the Mewar, shortly after Jahangir's accession.
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Parviz Mirza supported his father's ambitious foreign policy, and was given the figurative command of over 20,000 horses, but the campaign to Mewar was in reality under the control of Asaf Khan.
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Search and retribution against Shah Jahan was put off until Parviz Mirza arrived at court.
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Parviz Mirza demanded to negotiate directly with Khan Khana, as a representative of Shah Jahan, but Khan Khana quickly switched loyalties to the leadership of Mahabat Khan and the title of Parviz Mirza.
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Parviz Mirza then set about separating the two to dilute their influence, and replaced Mahabat Khan with a new amir.
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Parviz Mirza was deemed an incompetent ruler and a drunk, and had been given unimportant regions to govern.
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Parviz Mirza sent Khan Jahan Lodi to replace Mahabat khan as vakil to Parviz, and gave Mahabat Khan the governorship of Bengal to occupy him.
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Parviz Mirza rejected the counsel of Khan Jahan Lodi, and Mahabat Khan refused to go to Bengal.
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Nur Jahan issued another command, this time with less cordiality, invoking the fate of the exiled Shah Jahan in a stern warning to Parviz Mirza against defying imperial orders, and demanding for Mahabat Khan to return to court.
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When Parviz Mirza was governor of Patna, the merchants of the area hid their wealth and tried not to call attention to their activities.
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Parviz Mirza supposedly refused to pay the customary respects at court by performing the obedience of bowing to the ground, but this is highly unlikely as he was a diplomat and this was his first introduction to a Mughal prince.
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Parviz Mirza denied him his request to approach the prince, as well as his request for a chair, but instead allowed him to lean against a pillar.
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The compromise of leaning against a pillar was understood to be a precursor to a more intimate discussion later on, but Roe had gifted the prince with wine and Parviz Mirza was later too drunk to honor the meeting.
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In 1620, when his father fell severely ill, Parviz Mirza was at his side.
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Parviz Mirza performed the circle Mughal court ritual in 1621, which call for circling the bed of a sick loved one three times with the intention of drawing the sickness upon oneself.
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Parviz Mirza was ravaged by excessive drinking and an indulgent lifestyle by the age of 37.
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Parviz Mirza suffered delirium, fell into a coma, required five head wounds to be cauterized.
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Parviz Mirza briefly awoke from the coma only to lose consciousness again.
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Prince Parviz Mirza was temporarily laid to rest in a tomb at Burhanpur and later transferred to Agra for final burial.
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Parviz Mirza's tomb is located on the banks of the Yamuna river, near the Itimad-ud-Daula and Chini Ka Ruza.