Gawhar Shad

Gawhar Shad
گوهرشاد
Tenure1405–1447
Born14th Century
Samarkand, Timurid Empire
Died19 July 1457
Herat, Timurid Empire
Burial
Gawhar Shad Mausoleum, Herat
SpouseShah Rukh
IssueUlugh Beg
Baysunghur
Muhammad Juki
Maryam Sultan
Sa'adat Sultan
Qutlugh Tarkhan Agha[1]
Names
گوهرشاد
HouseTimurid
FatherGiāth ud-Din Tarkhān
MotherKhānzāde Begum
ReligionIslam
Abbasid Ivan in Atiq yard, Imam Reza complex, Mashad. Iran.
Akhangan tomb, where Gawhar Shad's sister Gowhar-Taj is buried. The architecture is a fine example of the Timurid era of Persia.

Gawhar Shad (Persian: گوهرشاد, romanized: Gawaršād; meaning "joyful jewel" or "shining jewel"; alternative spelling: Gohar Shād; died 19 July 1457) was the chief consort of Shah Rukh, the emperor of the Timurid Empire.

  1. ^ Manz, Beatrice Forbes (2002). "Gowhar-šād āḡā". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 16 September 2014.