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Thursday 28 November 2019

WHEN LAST MUGHAL PRINCE MIRZA KHIZAR BEAT HIS WIFE|LIFE|DEATH-fusionstories


Prince Khizar Sultan was among three Mughal princes who were executed by British General Hudson outside bloody gate, Delhi to terminate the Mughal Empire for forever. Prince Khizar Sultan was 9th son of King Bahadur Shah Zafar who was born in 1834 from a cucubian consort Rahim Bakh Bai. Prince Khizar fair color, out of the way beauty and livid attitude remarked him significant since childhood. 45 years old, Crown Prince Mirza Farrukh kept his step brother Prince Khizar with him in most court duties. After the Doctrine of Lapse (where only legitimate son can heir the throne) Khizar Sultan raised as short-tempered and annoyed. After the suspicious death of most favored crown Prince Mirza Farrukh, British allowed the eldest legitimate Prince Mirza Mughal to grab the same title in 1852.


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Prince Khizar Sultan was married to Mukarram at the age of 18, the same year. The incident of Mirza Mughal’s appointment annoyed Khizar Sultan to extent that he couldn’t control his anger on his Mukaram Zamani and beat her harshly. The screams of Mughal Prince beating a wife reached Diwan e khas at Red Fort and King Bahadur Shah Zafar called his young son furious.



‘It’s against Mughal norms that any prince treats any women unpleasant and you hit your pregnant wife. It is just unbearable,’ King Bahadur Shah Zafar scolded him and warned him to expel him out of fort for this act. Prince Khizar Sultan asked for forgiveness and showed regret but king was not ready to forgive such coward act from his boy.

Prince Khizar fell into King’s feet to seek his pardon but king pushed him away many times. Prince Khizar had to plea for long and Bahadur Shah Zafar told him to get out of his sight warning the consequences if it happened again. Mukram Zamani gave birth to Khizar sultan’s three children. One was born the same year when Khizar Sultan was murdered at age of 23 years in public by British General on 23rd September 1857.

      Earlier being having the Mughal blood Khizar Sultan thought to have all rights to look for the throne after King Bahadur Shah Zafar. He always dreamt for the revival of mughal legacy with full might. Prince Khizar Sultan was among strong supporters of rebellion sepoys of East India Company. He not only insisted reluctant king to grant back from Red Fort but also fought in battle ground at Badli ki sarai as a commander in first war of independence 1857. First Khizar Sultan was only famous for his beauty in British offices as famous poet of time Ghalib called him a “beauty of Joseph” in his writings but this attempt made him pricking in British eyes.

Badli ki sarai was a building made by Shahjahan 6 km west of Delhi so that travelers and traders could stay there. The freedom forces met the enemy under the Command of Prince Khizar Sultan in an open field near Badli-ki- Sarai on 1st June 1857 and both side attacked on each other with bursting coup. The British had to face high casualties in start and couldn’t enter a village around Badli ki Sarai for a week.




The freedom forces were advancing and getting success. Prince Khizar Sultan was hitting the targets very precisely more than of any other sepoy in field but sepoys did not trusted in his decision-making skills and they listened at their seniors instead of Prince Khizar. It was fact that Mughal princes were inexperienced and unskillful to lead such a big battle. General Bernard sent three cavalries to surround the sarai from all sides and sepoys and Prince Khizar were seized in the village. The sepoys suggested the prince to flee from sarai to save his life and Khizar Sultan reached back fort by 10th June 1857 leaving his soldiers in the field. British captured northern ridge of Delhi.



After being forlorn with sepoys’ attitude and misconduct Prince Khizar stayed at fort to look for administrative duties for freedom fighters. Prince Khizar Sultan left Red Fort with his family during siege of Delhi when British winning became evident. The British breached the city walls and entered Delhi by mid September. Red fort was vacant for the invaders as all Mughal residents were hiding in Humayun tomb (a beautiful graveyard to bury Mughal deceased princes and kings also had a splendid building inside it).



Major Hudson met King Bahadur Shah Zafar in Humayun tomb and asked him to surrender officially. He also asked to take princes with him as guarantee of surrender. Bahadur Shah first request General Hudson to declare Humayun tomb as sub jail ask an assurance for the life safety of his family but General Hudson insisted to take princes with him to police station. He assured the king that no harm will be given to princes. Major Hudson asked for three princes that were active in war of independence 1857. Three Prince Mirza Mughal, Prince Khizar Sultan and son of Mirza Mughal and grandson of Zafar Prince Abu Bakar left with Hudson on a horse cart. Hudson broke his promise and asked three princes to come out of cart in front of bloody gate, Delhi. He ordered them to strip off their shirts and took off all jewelry. Then he fired to kill three unarmed nude Mughal princes in front of locals who were following the cart with mughal slogans. Hudson looted jeweled swords, gold bracelets and precious rings from the corpse as booty war and cut the heads of deceased princes. The slain bodies were hanged in front of police station for public display and heads of his sons were sent to King Bahadur Shah Zafar with the termination order of Mughal Empire. Prince Khizar Sultan is buried near Delhi in a remote and unknown place with his brothers and his head may be rested at Humayun’s tomb along his forefathers.


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