| Nur-un-nissa Begum | |
|---|---|
| Empress of the Mughal Empire Zan-i-Kalan | |
| Born | Khurasan |
| Died | February 1701 Kabul, Mughal Empire |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Rafi-ush-Shan |
| House | Timurid (by marriage) |
| Father | Mirza Sanjar Khan |
| Mother | Zinat-i-Alam Begum |
| Religion | Islam |
Nur-un-Nissa Begum (Persian: نورالنسا بیگم; meaning "Light among women"; died February 1701) was the first wife and chief consort of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah I.[1]
She was the mother of his third son, Prince Rafi-ush-Shan, and exercised great influence over her husband.[2] Nur-un-Nissa was also the grandmother of future Emperors Rafi ud-Darajat, Shah Jahan II, and Muhammad Ibrahim. She died in 1701, six years before Bahadur Shah's accession to the throne.