Badr-un-Nissa Begum

Names
	Badr-un-nissa Begum

Badr-un-Nissa Begum
Badr-un-Nissa Begum
Shahzadi of Mughal Empire
Born	27 November 1647; Delhi, Mughal Empire
Died	9 April 1670 (aged 22); Delhi, Mughal Empire
Names
Names
	Badr-un-nissa Begum
House	Timurid
Father	Aurangzeb
Mother	Nawab Bai
Religion	Sunni Islam

Dear reader, We need your support to keep the flame of knowledge burning bright! Our hosting server bill is due on June 1st, and without your help, Bharatpedia faces the risk of shutdown. We've come a long way together in exploring and celebrating our rich heritage. Now, let's unite to ensure Bharatpedia continues to be a beacon of knowledge for generations to come. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Together, let's preserve and share the essence of Bharat.

Thank you for being part of the Bharatpedia family!
Please scan the QR code on the right click here to donate.

0%

transparency: ₹0 raised out of ₹100,000 (0 supporter)

Badr-un-Nissa Begum (Persian: بدرالنساء بیگم‎; meaning "Full moon among women"; 17 November 1647 – 9 April 1670) was a Mughal princess, the only daughter of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, and his secondary wife Nawab Bai.^[1]

Life[edit]

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.^[2]

She is said to be more educated than her sisters. She memorized the Quran,^[2] and read books on faith at the persuasion of her father. She spend her life in doing good things.^[3] She was loved by Aurangzeb for her marvelous character, etiquettes, and kind heartedness.^[4] She died unmarried at the age of twenty two on 9 April 1670, in the thirteenth year of her father's reign.^[5] Aurangzeb was distressed upon her death.^[6]

Ancestry[edit]

Script error: No such module "Ahnentafel".

References[edit]

↑ Irvine, William. Later Mughal. Atlantic Publishers & Distri. p. 2.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Sharma, Sudha (21 March 2016). The Status of Muslim Women in Medieval India. SAGE Publications India. pp. 124, 212. ISBN 978-9-351-50567-9.
↑ Iftikhar, Rukhsana (6 June 2016). Indian Feminism: Class, Gender & Identity in Medieval Ages. Notion Press. ISBN 978-9-386-07373-0.^{[page needed]}
↑ Chandrababu, B. S.; Thilagavathi, L. (2009). Woman, Her History and Her Struggle for Emancipation. Bharathi Puthakalayam. p. 210. ISBN 978-8-189-90997-0.
↑ Sarkar, Jadunath (1912). History of Aurangzib mainly based on Persian sources: Volume 1 - Reign of Shah Jahan. M.C. Sarkar & sons, Calcutta. p. 72.
↑ Behari, Bepin (1996). Astrological Biographies: Seventeen Examples of Predictive Insights. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 52. ISBN 978-8-120-81322-9.

[1] Irvine, William. Later Mughal. Atlantic Publishers & Distri. p. 2.

[sudha-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Sharma, Sudha (21 March 2016). The Status of Muslim Women in Medieval India. SAGE Publications India. pp. 124, 212. ISBN 978-9-351-50567-9.

[3] Iftikhar, Rukhsana (6 June 2016). Indian Feminism: Class, Gender & Identity in Medieval Ages. Notion Press. ISBN 978-9-386-07373-0.^{[page needed]}

[4] Chandrababu, B. S.; Thilagavathi, L. (2009). Woman, Her History and Her Struggle for Emancipation. Bharathi Puthakalayam. p. 210. ISBN 978-8-189-90997-0.

[5] Sarkar, Jadunath (1912). History of Aurangzib mainly based on Persian sources: Volume 1 - Reign of Shah Jahan. M.C. Sarkar & sons, Calcutta. p. 72.

[6] Behari, Bepin (1996). Astrological Biographies: Seventeen Examples of Predictive Insights. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 52. ISBN 978-8-120-81322-9.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]