Bakshi Banu Begum

Bakshi Banu Begum
Shahzadi of Mughal Empire
BornSeptember 1540
Delhi
Died1596(1596-00-00) (aged 55–56)
Spouse
  • Ibrahim Mirza
    (m. 1550; d. 1560)
  • Mirza Sharif-ud-din Hussain
    (m. 1560; d. 1581)
HouseTimurid
FatherHumayun
MotherGunwar Bibi
ReligionSunni Islam

Bakshi Banu Begum (Persian: بخشی بانو بیگم; born September 1540—died 1596) was a Mughal princess and was the second daughter of Emperor Humayun and his consort Gunwar Bibi.[1] Bakshi Banu was thus the older half-sister of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.

  1. ^ Lal, Muni (1980). Akbar. Vikas. p. 7. ISBN 9780706910766.