Shahzadi Khanum (21 November 1569 – ?) was a Mughal princess, the second surviving child and eldest daughter of Mughal Emperor Akbar.
| Shahzadi Khanum Begum | |
|---|---|
| Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire | |
| Born | 21 November 1569 Akbarabad, Mughal Empire |
| Died | Mughal Empire |
| Spouse |
Muzaffar Hussain Mirza
(m. 1593) |
| Dynasty | Timurid dynasty |
| Father | Akbar |
| Mother | Bibi Salima |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Family
editBorn on 21 November 1569, Shahzadi was the eldest daughter of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.[1] Her mother was a royal concubine named Bibi Salima (not to be confused with Salima Sultan Begum).[2][3] When Akbar reached Gwalior, he received the news of her birth. He named her Shahzadi Khanum and ordered rejoicings.[1] She was placed under the care of her grandmother, Hamida Banu.[2][4]
She was well respected by her older half-brother, Jahangir who remarked – "Among all my sisters, in integrity, truth, and zeal for my welfare, she is without her equal; but her time is principally devoted to the worship of her creator."[2][4]
She deeply grieved the death of her mother, Bibi Salima on 13 May 1599.[5] Akbar "soothed her somewhat by sympathy and counsels."[6]
Marriage
editOn late September 1593, Shahzada was married to Prince Muzaffar Husain Mirza, son of Prince Ibrahim Husain Mirza, a descendant of Prince Umar Shaikh Mirza, second son of Amir Timur.[7][8] His mother was Gulrukh Begum, daughter of Kamran Mirza, son of the first Mughal Emperor Babur.[7][9] Her brother, Jahangir, had already earlier been married to a sister of Muzaffar Husain, Nur-un-Nissa Begum.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Fazl, Abul. The Akbarnama. Vol. II. Translated by Beveridge, Henry. Calcutta: ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL. p. 509.
- ^ a b c Emperor, Jahangir (1829). The Memoirs of Emperor Jahangir. Translated by Price, David. Oriental translation committee. p. 46.
- ^ Emperor, Jahangir (1999). Jahangirinama. Translated by Thackston, W. M. Washington D. C; New York: Freer Gallery of Art, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Oxford University Press. p. 39.
- ^ a b Sarkar, Kobita (2007). Shah Jahan and His Paradise on Earth. Agra, India: K.P. Bagchi & Company. p. 43.
- ^ Fazl, Abul. The Akbarnama. Vol. III. Translated by Beveridge, Henry. Calcutta: ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL. p. 1130.
- ^ Fazl, Abul. The Akbarnama. Vol. III. Translated by Beveridge, Henry. Calcutta: ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL. p. 1131.
- ^ a b Blochmann, Henry (1873). The Ain i Akbari, Volume 1. Asiatic Society of Bengal. pp. 461.
- ^ Fazl, Abul. The Akbarnama. Vol. III. Translated by Beveridge, Henry. Calcutta: ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL. p. 990.
- ^ Begum, Gulbadan (1902). The History of Humayun (Humayun-Nama). Royal Asiatic Society. p. 234.
- ^ The Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. Indian History Congress. 2004. p. 599.