Zubdat-un-Nissa

Zubdat-un-Nisa
Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire
Born 2 September 1651
Multan, Pakistan
Died 17 February 1707(1707-02-17) (aged 55)
Delhi, India
Spouse Sultan Muhammad Sipihr Shikoh
Issue Shahzada Ali Tabar
House House of Timurid
Father Aurangzeb
Mother Dilras Banu Begum
Religion Islam

Shahzadi Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum (2 September 1651 – 17 February 1707) was a Mughal princess and the third daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb and his Empress consort Dilras Banu Begum.

She 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.[1] In 1676, Zubdat gave birth to a son, Shahzada Ali Tabar, who died within six months of his birth.[2]

References

  1. Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1981). Volume 3 of History of Aurangzib: Mainly Based on Persian Sources. South Asian Publishers. p. 39.
  2. Hansen, Waldemar (1972). The Peacock Throne : The Drama of Mogul India. (1. Indian ed., repr. ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. p. 393. ISBN 9788120802254.
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