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Shah Begum (wife of Jahangir)
| Man baï | |
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| Rajkumari of Kingdom of Amber | |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Shahbegum1.jpg) French Engraving of Shah Begum at Victoria Memorial, Kolkata | |
| Born | Manbhawati Bai c. 1570 Amber, Amber Kingdom, Mughal Empire (modern-day Rajasthan, India) |
| Died | 5 May 1605 (aged 34–35) Allahabad, Awadh Subah, Mughal Empire (modern-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | |
| House | Kachhwaha (by birth) Timurid (by marriage) |
| Father | Raja Bhagwant Das |
| Mother | Bhagwati Bai |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Shah Begum (lit. 'Royal Begum'; c. 1570[citation needed] – 5 May 1605) was the first wife and chief consort of Prince Salim (later Emperor Jahangir). She was known as Zan-i-Kalan being the first wife of Salim. She was a Hindu princess by birth and committed suicide shortly before the succession of her husband to the royal throne.[1][2] She was the mother of the eldest daughter and son of Prince Salim, Sultan-un-Nissa Begum and Khusrau Mirza.[3]
- ^ ranasafvi (14 May 2020). "Shah Begum's Cenotaph in Khusrau Bagh, Allahabad". Rana Safvi. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Sarin, Hemant (19 March 2019). "Shah Begum's Tomb in Allahabad | #TheseMughalWomen". The Heritage Lab. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "An impressive empress". The Hindu. 25 May 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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