Sikandar Mirza
Armenian merchant (died 1613)
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Sikandar Mirza[a] (died 1613) was an Armenian merchant who travelled from Aleppo to Lahore and became a trusted figure within Akbar's court in the Mughal Empire.[1]
According to Mesrovb Jacob Seth, he married Lady Juliana (died 1598),[2][3] a doctor in Akbar's seraglio,[4] and the daughter of the Armenian chief justice Abdul Hai.[5] Seth says she was given to Sikandar by Akbar.[6]
His son was Mirza Zulqarnain (c. 1594 – c. 1656) who was an important official within the court of Shah Jahan.
Notes
- Or Iskander/Alexander Mirza
