Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum
Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire
Born2 September 1651
Multan, Mughal Empire
(present day Multan, Pakistan)
Died17 February 1707(1707-02-17) (aged 55)
Delhi, India
Spouse
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(m. 1673)​
IssueAli Tabar Mirza
HouseTimurid
FatherAurangzeb
MotherDilras Banu Begum
ReligionSunni Islam

Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum (Persian: زبده النساء بیگم; 2 September 1651 – 17 February 1707) was a Mughal princess, the third daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb and his wife Dilras Banu Begum.

Life

Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum was born on 2 September 1651 in Multan. Her father was Aurangzeb, who was then a prince,[1] and her mother was Dilras Banu Begum. A well-read woman,[2] Zubdat-un-Nissa had in-depth knowledge of the doctrines of Islam.[3]

Zubdat-un-Nissa married her first cousin, Prince Sipihr Shikoh on 30 January 1673, he was the third son of her paternal uncle, Crown Prince Dara Shikoh and her aunt Nadira Banu Begum.[4] She was given a marriage portion of 400,000 rupees.[5] A certain Hamida Banu Begam arranged the marriage feast.[6] In 1676, Zubdat gave birth to a son, Shahzada Ali Tabar, who died within six months of his birth.[7]

She died on 17 February 1707, less than a month before her father.[8]

Ancestry

References

  1. ↑ Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1973). History of Aurangzib: Reign of Shah Jahan. War of succession. Orient Longman. p. 38.
  2. ↑ Sarfaraz Hussain Mirza (1969). Muslim Women's Role in the Pakistan Movement. Research Society of Pakistan, University of the Punjab. p. 4.
  3. ↑ Schimmel, Annemarie (1980). Islam in the Indian Subcontinent, Volume 2, Issue 4, Part 3. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004061170.
  4. ↑ Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1981). Volume 3 of History of Aurangzib: Mainly Based on Persian Sources. South Asian Publishers. p. 39.
  5. ↑ Sudha Sharma (21 March 2016). The Status of Muslim Women in Medieval India. SAGE Publications India. p. 113. ISBN 9789351505679.
  6. ↑ Soma Mukherjee (2001). Royal Mughal Ladies and Their Contributions. Gyan Books. p. 106. ISBN 9788121207607.
  7. ↑ Hansen, Waldemar (1972). The Peacock Throne : The Drama of Mogul India (1. Indian ed., repr. ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. p. 393. ISBN 9788120802254.
  8. ↑ William Irvine (1971). Later Mughal. Atlantic Publishers & Distri. p. 2.
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