Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum (; 2 September 1651 – 17 February 1707) was a Mughal princess, the third daughter of Emperor

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and his wife

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Life

Zubdat-un-Nissa was born on 2 September 1651 in Multan. Her father

was then a prince. A well-read woman, Zubdat-un-Nissa had in-depth knowledge of the doctrines of

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. Zubdat-un-Nissa married her

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, Prince Sipihr Shikoh on 30 January 1673, he was the third son of her paternal uncle, Crown Prince

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and her aunt Nadira Banu Begum. She was given a marriage portion of 400,000 rupees. A certain Hamida Banu Begam arranged the marriage feast. In 1676, Zubdat gave birth to a son,

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zada Ali Tabar, who died within six months of his birth. She died on 17 February 1707, less than a month before her father.

Ancestry

References

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