Lutfunnisa Begum

Lutfunnisa
Portrait of Lutfunissa from Banglar Begum (1912)
Consort of the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
Tenure9 April 1756 – 23 June 1757
Born1740
Died10 November 1790(1790-11-10) (aged 49–50)
Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency
Burial
SpouseSiraj ud-Daulah
IssueQudsia Begum Sahiba (Umme-Zehra)
Lutfunnisa's tomb in Khosbag

Lutfunnisa Begum (Persian: لطف النساء بیگم, Bengali: বেগম লুৎফুন্নেসা; 1740 – 10 November 1790) was the 3rd wife and primary consort of Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal (the ruler of the Bengal Subah).[1]

  1. ^ "The women in Siraj ud-Daulah's life". The Daily Star. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2017.