[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › People › Mirza Jawan-bakht # Mirza Jawan-bakht (Mīrzā Jawān-bakht) Eldest son of Shāh-ʿĀlam; appointed Regent in 1761, administered the empire until 1771; escaped to Lucknow and Benares. ## Works (1) - [Account of his own escape from Delhi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.later.account-of-his-own-escape-from-delhi) — Persian; 1738–1788 CE; lost --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/person/mirza-jawan-bakht](https://indike.org/pramana/person/mirza-jawan-bakht) · Pramāṇa