The Book of Akbar (Shaykh Ilāhdād Faiḍī Sirhindī) 2.1

2.1

(See Vol. V. pp. 189, 315, 325, 330.) [The Mirzas were the sons of Muhammad Sultan Mirza. He was the son of Rashid Sultan Wais Mirza, son of Babakra, son of Mansur, son of Babakra, son of ’Umr Shaikh, son of Sahib Kiran Amir Timur. The mother of Sultan Mirza was a daughter of Sultan Husain Mirza, ruler of Khurasan. This Sultan (Husain) Mirza brought up his grandson, Muhammad Sultan Mirza, under his own protection. When Sultan Mirza died, dissensions arose in his country, and Muhammad Sultan Mirza went and presented himself to the Emperor Babar, who treated him with great kindness. After the death of Babar, the Emperor Humayun kept up during his reign the same favour and patronage. Muhammad Sultan Mirza had two sons. One, Ulugh Mirza, met his death in a fight with the Hazaras. The other was named Shah Mirza. Ulugh Mirza left two sons, Sikandar Mirza and Muhammad Sultan Mirza. Upon the death of Ulugh Mirza, the Emperor Humayun charged himself with the education of his sons, and by his favour Sikandar Mirza received the title of Ulugh Mirza, and Muhammad Sultan Mirza that of Shah Mirza. When the Emperor Akbar succeeded to the throne, Muhammad Sultan Mirza had grown up. The Emperor exempted him from military service, and assigned him the pargana of ’Azampur, in the sarkar of Sambal, for a maintenance. He had several sons. First, Ibrahim Husain Mirza; second, Muhammad Husain Mirza; third, Mas’ud Husain Mirza; fourth, ’Akil Husain Mirza.