Jahangir Mirza

Jahangir Mirza (c. 1472 – c. 1515) was a Dughlat prince and briefly the ruler of Yarkand. He was the eldest son of Mirza Abu Bakr Dughlat.

Biography During his father's reign as ruler of the cities of Yarkand, Kashgar and Khotan, Jahangir did not play a major role in the government.

Mirza Aba Bakr's reign was brought to an end in 1514 when Sultan Said Khan invaded Kashgaria. Judging his army to be incapable of putting up an effective resistance, he handed over Yarkand to Jahangir Mirza and promptly headed south for Khotan. so that it wouldn't fall into the hands of the khan. He then retreated to Sanju in what is modern day Pishan County.

When Sultan Said Khan's forces arrived, he surrendered without a fight and disavowed his father. Seeing that Jahangir Mirza had disavowed his father and had treated his marriage with Khadija Sultan Khanim with honor, Sultan Said Khan pardoned him and celebrated the occasion with a feast. That winter, however, Jahangir Mirza was murdered in Yangi Hissar. The identity and motives of the assassins were unknown.