Askari Mirza Explained

Askari
Shahzada of Mughal Empire
Birth Date:1518
Birth Place:Kabul, now Afghanistan
Death Place:Makkah, Ottoman Empire, now Saudi Arabia
Succession:Ruler of Sambhal
Reign:1531 - 22 September 1554
Spouse:Sultanum Begum
Issue:A daughter
House:House of Babur
Dynasty: Timurid dynasty
Mother:Gulrukh Begum
Religion:Sunni Islam
Father:Babur

Muhammad Askari Mirza (Persian: محمد عسکری میرزا), sometimes known simply as Askari (1518 – 5 October 1557[1]) was a son of Babur Mirza, the founder of the Mughal dynasty and Gulrukh Begum. Askari was also a general of the Mughal Army known for his role in the early Mughal conquests of India. Babur appointed him as governor of Sambhal where he ruled from 1531 to 1554. He died in 1557 while he was on a Hajj.

References

  1. DELHI (Mughal Empire) http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/families/mughal.html