Mirza Muhammad Khair ud-din, Khurshid Jah Bahadur or, Mirza Khurshid Jah Bahadur (15 October 1914 – 3 August 1975) was born in Rang Mahal, Delhi the only son of Mirza Muhammad Fayazuddin Bahadur, by lineage he was the Great-Grandson of Shah Alam II, he was recognised as head of the Timurid dynasty, in 1931 by the Government of India, He emigrated to Lahore in Pakistan following the partition of India in 1947,
Mirza Khurshid Jah Bahadur | |||||
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Mughal Prince Chief Representative of the Royal House of Delhi | |||||
Head of the Timurid Dynasty | |||||
Reign | 1931 – 3 August 1975 | ||||
Predecessor | Mirza Salim | ||||
Successor | Mirza Ghulam Moinuddin Muhammad Javaid Jah Bahadur | ||||
Born | 15 October 1914 Delhi British Raj | ||||
Died | 3 August 1975 (aged 60) Lahore Pakistan | ||||
Issue | Mirza Ghulam Muinuddin Mirza Akbar Sabahat Jahan Begum Zakawat Jahan Begum Fasahat Jahan Begum Nabahat Jahan Begum | ||||
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House | Mughal Dynasty | ||||
Dynasty | House of Timur | ||||
Father | Mirza Fayazuddin | ||||
Mother | Darakshanda uz-Zamani | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam (Hanafi) |
He was married to Nawabzadi Arghwani Begum Sahiba (born 2 January 1920- died 28 Dec 2020) and they had two sons and four daughters.[1]