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Badr-un-Nissa Begum

1647 – 1670

Mughal princess

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About Badr-un-Nissa Begum

Lived 1647 – 1670 (aged 22).

Badr-un-Nissa Begum (; 17 November 1647 – 9 April 1670) was a Mughal princess, the only daughter of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, and his secondary wife Nawab Bai.

Badr-un-Nissa is an Arabic phrase meaning "the Full Moon among Women".

Life Badr-un-Nissa Begum was born on 17 November 1647, during her grandfather Emperor Shah Jahan's reign. Her mother was Nawab Bai, a princess from Kashmir Belonging from the Jarral Rajput dynasty of Jammu and Kashmir. She was the couple's third and last child. Her elder siblings were Prince Muhammad Sultan, and Prince Muhammad Muazzam (future Emperor Bahadur Shah I). At the time of Aurangzeb's second coronation in 1659, he rewarded Badr-un-Nissa with 160,000 Rupess.

She is said to be more educated than her sisters. She memorized the Quran, Aurangzeb loved her for her marvelous character, etiquette, and kindheartedness. She died unmarried at twenty-two on 9 April 1670, in the thirteenth year of her father's reign. Aurangzeb was distressed upon her death.

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Aurangzeb
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Nawab Bai

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Badr-un-Nissa Begum?

Mughal princess

When was Badr-un-Nissa Begum born?

Badr-un-Nissa Begum was born on 27 November 1647 in Delhi.

When did Badr-un-Nissa Begum die?

Badr-un-Nissa Begum died on 9 April 1670 in Delhi.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Badr-un-Nissa Begum

· Wikidata: Q4841088

· DBpedia: Badr-un-Nissa Begum

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