Aram Banu Begum (22 December 1584 - 17 June 1624) was a Mughal princess and the youngest daughter of the third

Mughal Emperor The emperors of the Mughal Empire, who were all members of the Timurid dynasty (House of Babur), ruled the empire from its inception on 21 April 1526 to its dissolution on 21 September 1857. They were supreme monarchs of the Mughal Empire in ...

Akbar Akbar (Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, – ), popularly known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expa ...

Life

Born on 22 December 1584, Aram Banu Begum was the youngest daughter of Akbar and Bibi Daulat Shad. She also had a full sister, Shakr-un-nissa Begum. She was very outspoken and mischievous. She was called the butterfly of the harem. She was fondly called Ladli Begum ("loved one") by Akbar. She is believed to be quick-witted and sharp at answering back. According to

Jahangir Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (; ), was List of emperors of the Mughal Empire, Emperor of Hindustan from 1605 until his death in 1627, and the fourth Mughal emperors, Mughal ...

, Akbar was extremely fond of her and described her impoliteness as politeness. Akbar also repeatedly told Jahangir: “Bābā! for my sake be as kind as I am, after me, to this sister, who in Hindi phrase is my darling (that is, dearly cherished). Be affectionate to her and pass over her little impolitenesses and impudences.”

Death

Aram Banu remained unmarried and died during the reign of her brother,

. She died of dysentery on 17 June 1624.

References

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