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| Roshanara Begum | |
|---|---|
| Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire | |
 Princess Roshanara with her attendants | |
| Padshah Begum | |
| Tenure | 1658–1668 |
| Predecessor | Jahanara Begum |
| Successor | Jahanara Begum |
| Born | 3 September 1617 Burhanpur, India |
| Died | 11 September 1671 (aged 54) Delhi, India |
| Burial | Roshanara Bagh, Delhi |
| House | Timurid |
| Father | Shah Jahan |
| Mother | Mumtaz Mahal |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Roshanara Begum (Persian: روشن آرا بیگم, lit. 'Adorned in Light'); 3 September 1617 – 11 September 1671)[1] was a Mughal princess and the third daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Roshanara was a brilliant woman and a talented poet. She was a partisan of her younger brother, Aurangzeb, and supported him during the war of succession which took place after Shah Jahan's illness in 1657. After Aurangzeb's accession to the throne in 1658, Roshanara was given the title of Padshah Begum by her brother and became the First Lady of the Mughal Empire, when she became a powerful political figure.
Today, however, Roshanara is best known for the Roshanara Bagh,[2] a pleasure garden located in present-day north Delhi. The present-day Roshanara Club which was constructed in the late 19th century by the British is a country club that was actually originally a part of the Roshanara Bagh.
- ^ Nath, Renuka (1990). Notable Mughal and Hindu women in the 16th and 17th centuries A.D. (1. publ. in India ed.). Inter-India Publ. p. 145. ISBN 9788121002417.
- ^ Dalrymple, William: "City Of Djinns: A Year In Delhi", Page 198, 1993. Harper Collins, London. ISBN 0-00-215725-X