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Abu'l Faaiz Qutb-ud-Din Muhammad Azam (28 June 1653 – 8 June 1707) commonly known as Azam Shah, was the titular Mughal emperor, who reigned from 14 March 1707 to 8 June 1707. He was the eldest son of the sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (also known as Alamgir) and his empress consort Dilras Banu Begum. Azam was anointed as the heir-apparent (''Shahi Ali Jah'') to his father, Emperor Aurangzeb, on 12 August 1681. He served as the Viceroy of Berar Subah, Malwa, Bengal, Gujarat, and Deccan, among others. He ascended to the Mughal throne at Ahmednagar upon the death of his father on 14 March 1707. Azam Shah and his three sons, Sultan Bidar Bakht, Shahzada Jawan Bakht Bahadur and Shahzada Sikandar Shan Bahadur were later defeated and killed by Azam Shah's elder step-brother, Prince Shah Alam (later crowned Bahadur Shah I), during the Battle of Jajau on 8 June 1707. ==Early life== Muhammad Azam was born on 28 June 1653 in Burhanpur to Prince Muhi-ud-Din (later known as Aurangzeb) and his first wife and chief consort Dilras Banu Begum, who died four years after giving birth to him. His mother was the daughter of Mirza Badi-uz-Zaman Safavi (titled Shah Nawaz Khan) and was a princess of the prominent Safavid dynasty of Persia (Iran). Therefore, Azam was not only a Timurid from his father's side, but also had in him the royal blood of the Safavid dynasty, a fact which Azam was extremely proud of and after the death of his younger brother, Prince Muhammad Akbar, the only son of Aurangzeb who could boast of being of the purest blood. Azam's other half-brothers, Shah Alam (later Bahadur Shah I) and Kam Baksh being the sons of inferior and Hindu wives of Aurangzeb. According to Niccolao Manucci, the courtiers were very impressed by Azam's royal Persian ancestry and the fact that he was the grandson of Shah Nawaz Khan Safavi. As Azam grew up, he was distinguished for his wisdom, excellence, and chivalrousness. Aurangzeb used to be extremely delighted with his son's noble character and excellent manners, and thought of him as his comrade. He often used to say,"between this pair of matchless friends, a separation is imminent". Azam's siblings included his elder sisters, the princesses: Zeb-un-Nissa, Zinat-un-Nissa, Zubdat-un-Nissa and his younger brother, Prince Muhammad Akbar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Muhammad Azam Shah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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