Muhammad Kam Bakhsh

Muhammad Kam bakhsh محمد کم بخش
Shahzada of the Mughal Empire
A portrait of Prince Kam Baksh
King of Bijapur
Reign	1707–1709
Born	6 March 1667 Delhi, Mughal dynasty, (presently NCR, India)
Died	14 January 1709(1709-01-14) (aged 41) Hyderabad (presently in Telangana, India)
Burial	23 January 1709 Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Spouse	Fakhr Jahan Khanam Jamilat-un-nisa Begum Azarm Banu Begum
Issue	Umed Bakhsh Mirza Muhammad Muhi-us-sunnat Mirza Muhammad Firuzmand Mirza Barqiullah Mirza A daughter
House	Timurid
Father	Aurangzeb
Mother	Udaipuri Mahal

Shahzada Muhammad Kam Bakht (7 March 1667 – 14 January 1709) was the fifth son of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his concubine Udaipuri Mahal.

Born on 7 March 1667 at Delhi, Kam Bakhsh was the fifth son of sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb through a Hindu concubine Udaipuri Mahal. He was circumcised on 23 March 1673. On 2 February 1681, he married Fakhr Jahan Khanam, daughter of Barkhurdar Beg, a mansabdar. Later that year, on 9 August, he married Jamilat-un-nisa Begum neé Kalyan Kaur alias Manoharpuri Mahal, daughter of Amar Chand, and sister of Jagat Singh of Manoharpur. The Qazi tied the knot in the mosque of khas and am. The dowry was 50, 000 rupees. His third wife was Azarm Banu Begum, daughter of Muazzam Sayadat Khan, whom he married on 14 March 1683. Khidmatgar Khan conveyed to the Prince's house a special robe with half sleeves woven with pearls, and Khidmat Khan jewels worth rupees two lakhs and 26, 000 rupees. Cash of five lakh rupees, two Arab and Iraqi horses, and an elephant were presented to Aurangzeb. The knot was tied in the mosque in the presence of the Qazi Shaikh-ul-Islam. A grand and joyous festivity marked the occasion. She died at Delhi on 13 February 1745. His sons were Umaid Bakhsh Mirza, Muhammad Muhi-us-Sunnat Mirza, Muhammad Firuzmand Mirza, and Bariqu'llah Mirza. He had also a daughter, who was married on 20 November 1709 to Muhammad Karim Mirza, son of Azim-us-Shan Mirza.

After Aurangzeb's death, Kam Bakhsh marched towards Bijapur in March 1707 with his soldiers. When the news of his death spread through the city, the king Sayyid Niyaz Khan surrendered the fort to him. Upon ascending the throne, he made Ahsan Khan the bakshi or the chief general with the post of chief minister going to Taqarrub Khan. He also gave himself the title of Padshah Kam Bakhsh-i-Dinpanah (Emperor Kam Bakhsh, Protector of Faith). He went on to conquer Gulbarga and Wakinkhera.

In the meantime, a conflict arose among Taqarrub Khan and Ahsan Khan. Ahsan Khan had created a market place in Bijapur where he took the decision of not levying tax on shops, without taking the permission of Kam Bakhsh. Taqarrub Khan reported it to him, who ordered this practise to be stopped. In May of the same year, Ahsan Khan was sent by Kam Bakhsh to conquer the states of Golconda and Hyderabad. The king of Golconda refused to surrender but the subahdar of Hyderabad, Rustam Dil Khan agreed to give his province to him.