Khusrau Mirza
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Prince Khusrau with a falcon | |
| Shahzada of the Mughal Empire | |
| Born | 16 August 1587 Lahore, Mughal Empire |
| Died | 26 January 1622 (aged 34) Burhanpur, Mughal Empire |
| Burial | Tomb of Khusrau Mirza, Khusro Bagh, Allahabad |
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| House | Timurid |
| Father | Jahangir |
| Mother | Shah Begum |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Khusrau Mirza (16 August 1587 – 26 January 1622) was the eldest son of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and his first wife, Shah Begum. Being Jahangir's eldest son, he was the heir-apparent to his father but Jahangir favoured his son Khurram Mirza as he held an animosity against Khusrau.
The charismatic prince was loved by the common people widely known for his valour, battlefield talent, and was free of all vices of the people of his age. It is noted that Akbar used to see himself in Khusrau as a brave, capable, and talented battlefield commander and a charismatic person. Khusrau Mirza had powerful people backing him which included his father-in-law Mirza Aziz Koka, his maternal uncle Raja Man Singh, Queen Mother Mariam-uz-Zamani, Salima Sultan Begum and Jahangir's favourite sister Shakr-un-Nissa Begum, all of them together tried to secure a pardon for the charming prince and save him from death penalty.