Zinat-un-Nissa Begum

Zinat-un-Nissa Begum
Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire
Padshah Begum
Tenure1681 – 7 May 1721
PredecessorJahanara Begum
SuccessorBadshah Begum
Born5 October 1643
Aurangabad, Mughal Empire
Died7 May 1721(1721-05-07) (aged 77)
Delhi, Mughal Empire
Burial
Zeenat-ul-Masajid, Delhi
HouseTimurid
FatherAurangzeb
MotherDilras Banu Begum
ReligionSunni Islam

Zinat-un-Nissa Begum (Persian: زینت النساء بیگم 5 October 1643 – 7 May 1721) was a Mughal princess and the second daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort, Dilras Banu Begum. Her father had conferred upon her the honorable title of Padshah Begum.[1][2]: 14, 318 

  1. ^ Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1973). Volumes 1-2 of History of Aurangzib: Mainly Based on Original Sources. Orient Longman. p. 38.
  2. ^ Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1979). A short history of Aurangzib, 1618-1707.