Mirza Jawan Bakht (born 1841)

Mirza Jawan Bakht Bahadur (born Delhi, 1841 – died Calcutta, 1884), also known as Shahzada Jawan Bakht, was a Mughal prince. He was the son of Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and his consort, Begum Ashraf Mahal. He became a significant figure during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

During the Rebellion, Mirza Jawan Bakht served as one of the commanders of the Mughal forces in Delhi. After the suppression of the rebellion by the British, he was exiled along with his father and other members of the royal family. Unlike Bahadur Shah Zafar, who was sent to Rangoon, Mirza Jawan Bakht was initially imprisoned in Delhi. He was later relocated to Calcutta.

His life in exile in Calcutta was marked by poverty and obscurity. He faced considerable hardship due to the loss of the Mughal empire and the subsequent British rule. He died in Calcutta in 1884, far from the imperial grandeur of his birth. His story represents the decline and eventual fall of the Mughal dynasty and the difficult lives of its exiled members.