Khusrau Mirza or Prince Khusrau was the eldest son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
Background
Khusrau was born in Lahore on August 16, 1587. His mother, Manbhawati Bai (known after her marriage as Shah Begam), was the daughter of Raja Bhagwant Das of Amber (Jaipur), head of the Kachhwaha clan of Rajputs. Khusrau"s first wife and chief consort was the daughter of the extremely powerful, Khan-i-Azam, Mirza Aziz Koka.
By the daughter of Muqim, son of Mihtar Fazil Rikab-dar, he had his youngest son, Rastekar.
Career
She committed suicide on May 16, 1605 by consuming poison. Khusrau had another son Gurshasp by an unnamed mother. In 1605, the emperor Akbar died.
Perhaps due to this background, Khusrau rebelled against his father in 1606 to secure the throne for himself.
Khusrau left Agra on April 6, 1606 with 350 horsemen on the pretext of visiting the tomb of Akbar at nearby Sikandra. In Mathura, he was joined by Hussain Beg with about 3000 horsemen.
In Panipat, he was joined by Abdur Rahim, the provincial dewan (administrator) of Lahore. When Khusrau reached Taran Taran near Amritsar, he received the blessings of Guru Arjan Development
Jahangir soon reached Lahore with a large army and Khusrau was defeated in the battle of Bhairowal.
Khusrau was first brought to Delhi, where a novel punishment was meted out to him. He was seated in grand style on an elephant and paraded down Chandni Chowk, while on both sides of the narrow street, the noblemen and barons who had supported him were held at knife-point on raised platforms. As the elephant approached each such platform, the luckless supporter was impaled on a stake (through his bowels), while Khusrau was compelled to watch the grisly sight and listen to the screams and pleas of those who had supported him.
This was repeated numerous times through the entire length of Chandni Chowk.
Khusrau was then blinded (in 1607) and imprisoned in Agra. However, his eyesight was never completely lost.
In 1616, he was handed over to Asaf Khan, the brother of his step-mother Noor Jehan. After the death of Jahangir in 1627, Khusrau"s son, Prince Dawar was briefly made ruler of the Mughal Empire by Asaf Khan to secure the Mughal throne for Shah Jahan.
On Jumada-l awwal 2, 1037 Animal Husbandry (December 30, 1627), Shah Jahan was proclaimed as the emperor at Lahore.
Views
Khusrau laid siege on Lahore, defended by Dilawar Khan.