Sultan Murad Mirza

Murad
Shahzada Mirza of the Mughal Empire
Sultan Murad Mirza with his brother Prince Daniyal
Born	7 June 1570 Fatehpur Sikri, Agra
Died	12 May 1599(1599-05-12) (aged 28) Lahore Fort, Pakistan
Burial	13 May 1599 Humayun's Tomb
Spouse	Habiba Banu Begum One another wife
Issue	Rustam Mirza Alam Sultan Mirza Jahan Banu Begum
House	Timurid
Father	Akbar
Religion	Islam

Shahzada Murad Mirza (8 June 1570 – 12 May 1599) was a Mughal prince as the second surviving son of Mughal Emperor Akbar. He was the maternal grandfather of Nadira Banu Begum, wife of Prince Dara (eldest son of emperor Shah Jahan).

In 1577 (at the age of seven), Murad was awarded his first military rank, receiving a mansab of 7000 men. In 1584, after he attained puberty, this was enhanced to 9000 men.

According to the Jahangirnama, he was a son of Akbar, born from a royal serving-girl just like his younger half-brother, Daniyal Mirza. Although some sources cite Akbar's wife, Salima Sultan Begum, as his mother.

Murad was first educated by Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak and, as from 1580, by Jesuit priests Antonio de Montserrat (as tutor) and Francisco Aquaviva, who were called up by Akbar himself to teach Murad Portuguese and the basics of Christianity.

Murad became the first Mughal prince to be educated by western Jesuit priests or, as Dr. Oscar R. Gómez points out, the first person to be educated in the paradigmatic model driven by Murad’s father Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, the 3rd Dalai Lama Sonam Gyatso, and Jesuit Antonio de Montserrat, which resulted in the current existentialist model.

Hence, Sultan Murad Pahari has become the first person resulting from the amalgamation of Tibetan tantric Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity (Din-e-Ilahi).

From 1593 Prince Murad was in command of the army in the Deccan. He was ineffective in command largely due to his drunkenness. He was sent to 1598 to Gujarat against a rebellion of his cousins. His condition led to his replacement by Abu'l-Fazl, who arrived at Murad's camp in early May. Murad died in Lahore on 12 May 1599. After his death his body was sent to the tomb of his grandfather, Shah Humayun.