Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum

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Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum
Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire
Born 2 September 1651
Multan, Mughal Empire
(present day Multan, Pakistan)
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Delhi, India
Spouse Sipihr Shikoh (m. 1673)
Issue Ali Tabar Mirza
House Timurid
Father Aurangzeb
Mother Dilras Banu Begum
Religion Sunni 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

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