Mihr-un-nissa Begum

Mihr-un-nissa Begum
Empress consort of the Mughal Empire
(de facto)
Bornc. 1605
DiedLahore, Mughal Empire
Burial
Tomb of Nur Jahan, Lahore, Pakistan
Spouse
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(m. 1621; died 1628)​
IssueArzani Begum
HouseTimurid (by marriage)
FatherSher Afgan
MotherNur Jahan
ReligionShia Islam

Mihr-un-nissa Begum[1] (Persian: مهرالنساء بیگم; born c. 1605[2]), also known as Banu Begum[1] (Persian: بانو بیگم) and Bahu Begum (Persian: بہو بیگم),[1] and better known as Ladli Begum[1][3] (Persian: لاڈلی بیگم), was the daughter of Empress Nur Jahan and her first husband Sher Afgan of the Mughal Empire. She was the wife of Prince Shahryar Mirza, son of Emperor Jahangir.

  1. ^ a b c d Findly 1993, p. 295 n. 62.
  2. ^ Findly 1993, p. 295 n. 63.
  3. ^ Shujauddin, M.; Shujauddin, R. (1967). The Life and Times of Noor Jahan. Caravan Book House. p. 135.