Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum

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.

Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum
Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire
Born	2 September 1651 Multan, Mughal Empire (present day Multan, Pakistan)
Died	17 February 1707(1707-02-17) (aged 55) Delhi, India
Spouse	Sipihr Shikoh ​ (m. 1673)​
Issue	Ali Tabar Mirza
House	Timurid
Father	Aurangzeb
Mother	Dilras Banu Begum
Religion	Sunni Islam

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

Ancestors of Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum

16. Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, Mughal Emperor 8. Nur-ud-din Muhammad Jahangir, Mughal Emperor 17. Mariam-uz-Zamani 4. Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan I, Mughal Emperor 18. Udai Singh, Raja of Marwar 9. Jagat Gosain 19. Manrang Devi of Gwalior 2. Muhi-ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor 20. I'timad-ud-Daulah (= 28) 10. Abu'l-Hasan Asaf Khan 21. Asmat Begam (= 29) 5. Mumtaz Mahal 22. Ghias ud-din ‘Ali Asaf Khan 11. Diwanji Begum 1. Zubdat-un-Nissa 24. Sultan Hussain Safawi 12. Mirza Rustam Safawi 6. Mirza Badi-uz-Zaman Safavi 3. Dilras Banu Begum 28. I'timad-ud-Daulah (= 20) 14. Mirza Muhammad Sharif 29. Asmat Begam (= 21) 7. Nauras Banu Begum

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.