Prince Muhammad Azam

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Prince Muhammad Azam was a Mughal prince and briefly the heir-apparent to Emperor Aurangzeb, known for his role in imperial politics and patronage of monumental architecture in the late 17th century.

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instanceOf Mughal prince
heir apparent
alsoKnownAs Azam Shah NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire NERFINISHED
culture Indo-Persian court culture
dynasty Mughal dynasty NERFINISHED
era late 17th century
father Aurangzeb NERFINISHED
givenName Muhammad Azam NERFINISHED
mother Dilras Banu Begum NERFINISHED
notableFor contesting the Mughal throne after Aurangzeb’s death
notableWork patronage of monumental architecture in the late 17th century
participatedIn Mughal imperial politics in the late 17th century
patronage Islamic architecture
Persianate arts
politicalRole leading Mughal prince during Aurangzeb’s later reign
positionHeld heir apparent to Emperor Aurangzeb
subahdar of Bengal
subahdar of Berar NERFINISHED
subahdar of Gujarat
subahdar of Kabul
subahdar of Kashmir
subahdar of Malwa
subahdar of the Deccan
religion Islam
royalHouse Timurid NERFINISHED
sibling Bahadur Shah I NERFINISHED
Muhammad Kam Bakhsh NERFINISHED
Muhammad Muazzam NERFINISHED
spouse Jani Begum (traditional attribution, historically uncertain) NERFINISHED
Zeb-un-Nissa (traditional attribution, historically uncertain) NERFINISHED

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Lalbagh Fort commissionedBy Prince Muhammad Azam
Nawab Bai stepChild Prince Muhammad Azam
this entity surface form: Muhammad Azam (son of Dilras Banu Begum)