Shah Begum (wife of Jahangir)

Man baï
Rajkumari of Amber
French Engraving of Shah Begum at Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
BornManbhawati Bai
c. 1570
Amber, Amber Kingdom, Mughal Empire
(modern-day Rajasthan, India)
Died5 May 1605(1605-05-05) (aged 34–35)
Allahabad, Awadh Subah, Mughal Empire
(modern-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1585)
Issue
HouseKachhwaha (by birth)
Timurid (by marriage)
FatherRaja Bhagwant Das
MotherBhagwati Bai
ReligionHinduism

Shah Begum (lit.'Royal Begum'; c. 1570[citation needed] – 5 May 1605) was the first wife and chief consort of Prince Salim (later Emperor Jahangir). She was known as Zan-i-Kalan being the first wife of Salim. She was a Rajput princess by birth and committed suicide shortly before the succession of her husband to the royal throne.[1][2] She was the mother of the eldest daughter and son of Prince Salim, Sultan-un-Nissa Begum and Khusrau Mirza.[3]

  1. ^ ranasafvi (14 May 2020). "Shah Begum's Cenotaph in Khusrau Bagh, Allahabad". Rana Safvi. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ^ Sarin, Hemant (19 March 2019). "Shah Begum's Tomb in Allahabad | #TheseMughalWomen". The Heritage Lab. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. ^ "An impressive empress". The Hindu. 25 May 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 September 2024.