Mirza Zafar

Mirza Zafar (born Mirza Mohammad Zafaruddin Ahmed) (1867–1902) was a prince of the Mughal royal family. He was an officer in King Dighapatia's court, and in 1876 upon the death of his father became the prince of the Timurid Dynasty In Bengal. The king gave him personal charge of horses, elephants and soldiers as a defense minister.

He was a great poet and spoke fluent Persian, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, and Bangla. He married a Princess of the Natore royal family and had descendants.

Unfortunately only one of his sons survived, Prince Mirza Jalauddin Ahmed (1885–1928). He succeeded his father as the Minister to the King's court.

Prince Mirza Jaluddin Ahmed was also very much like his father, an ardent reader and poet. When the young Prince came of age, he married a commoner from a nearby village and had six children. It is rumoured that he was buried with two of his elephants.

• Gul-e-Noor (1924–1984)
• Gul Hussain (1930–2000)
• Gul Bodon (1920–2005)
• Gul Chehara (1925–1997)
• Mohammad Mirza Abul (1945-????)
• Abdus Sattar (1936-????)

He personally did not use his titles after he ceased service to the king. He owned vast land around Natore, Rajshahi. The dynasty still lives on through his descendants, who themselves own vast amounts of land and grandeur.

GulBodon Begum was the first born child who married a Prince Of a Kashmiri Mollah family called Shamez-Uddin Ahmed Mohammad Bin Mollah. This powerful clan name, in addition to the Mughal bloodline made it obvious that this line should carry on the dynasty. Together they had eight Children, five of whom survived the Partition of 1947 and the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.

Prince Mirza Zafar as the Head Of the Family:

Preceded by Jalaluddin Mirza

Prince of the House of Timur 1867–-1902

Succeeded by Mirza Jalaluddin Ahmed

Begum Gulbodon and ShamejUddin Mullah as the Head of the family:

Preceded by Mirza Jalaluddin Ahmed

Princess of the House of Timur 1902–-1952

Succeeded by Colonel HH Prince Azam II

References

• Gazzete: Islamic Foundation, April 1999
• Nawab Husainis, In Legacy, 1964.

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Name	Zafar, Mirza
Alternative names
Short description	Mughel prince
Date of birth	1867
Place of birth
Date of death	2011
Place of death