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Begum (name)
Begum is a female title which is also used in Mirza families/lineages, Daughter of Beg or Wife of Beg, a given name and surname. Historic title Some examples of women with the title of Begum for example Nawabs of Bhopal or Begum of Bhopal. Women with the title Begum include: * Khanzada Begum (1545), a Timurid princess and the eldest daughter of Umar Shaikh Mirza II, the amir of Ferghana * Maham Begum (died 1534), Empress Consort of Mughal Empire, third wife and chief consort of Babur, Queen Mother of Mughal Empire * Aisha Sultan Begum, Empress consort of Ferghana Valley and Samarkand as the first wife of Emperor Babur * Zainab Sultan Begum, Empress consort of Ferghana Valley and Kabul as the second wife of the first Emperor Babur. * Masuma Sultan Begum (died 1509), Empress consort of Ferghana Valley and Samarkand as the fourth wife of Emperor Babur * Gulbadan Begum (1603), Mughal princess and the youngest daughter of Emperor Babur * Yakhan Begum, a Karkiya princess, daughter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begum
Begum (also begüm, bagum, begom, begam, baigum or beygum) is a royal and aristocratic title from Central and South Asia. It is the feminine equivalent of the title ''baig'' or '' bey'', which in Turkic languages means "higher official". It usually refers to the wife or daughter of a '' beg''. The related form ''begzada'' (daughter of a ''beg'') also occurs.MoazzambaigBegzadi or Begzada Digg.com: Social News. Retrieved July 8, 2011. In South Asia, particularly in Delhi, Hyderabad, Sindh, Punjab, Afghanistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Bengal, ''begum'' has been adapted for use as an honorific for Muslim women of high social status, accomplishment, or rank, as in English language the title "Lady" or "Dame" is used. The honorific may either precede or follow the proper name of the woman. Title In modern society Colloquially, the term is also used in Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh by Muslim men to refer to their own wives, daughters, sisters or as an honorific address ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariam-uz-Zamani
Mariam-uz-Zamani (); ( – 19 May 1623), commonly known by the misnomer ' Jodha Bai', was the chief consort and principal Rajput empress consort as well as the favourite wife of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar. She was also the longest-serving Hindu empress of the Mughal Empire with a tenure of forty-three years (1562 –1605). Born a Rajput princess, she was married to Akbar by her father, Raja Bharmal of Amer due to political exigencies. Her marriage to Akbar led to a gradual shift in the latter's religious and social policies. She is widely regarded in modern Indian historiography as exemplifying both Akbar's and the Mughals' tolerance of religious differences and their inclusive policies within an expanding multi-ethnic and multi-religious empire. She was an extremely beautiful woman and was said to possess uncommon beauty, widely known for both, her grace and intellect. In the words of Akbar, she's described as 'a piece of the moon'. She was a senior-ranking wife of Akb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roshanara Begum
Roshanara Begum ( fa, , lit=Adorned in Light); 3 September 1617 – 11 September 1671) was a Mughal princess and the third daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Roshanara was a brilliant woman and a talented poet. She was a partisan of her younger brother, Aurangzeb, and supported him during the war of succession which took place after Shah Jahan's illness in 1657. After Aurangzeb's accession to the throne in 1658, Roshanara was given the title of Padshah Begum by her brother and became the First Lady of the Mughal Empire, when she became a powerful political figure. Today, however, Roshanara is best known for the Roshanara Bagh, a pleasure garden located in present-day north Delhi. The present-day Roshanara Club which was constructed in the late 19th century by the British is a country club that was actually originally a part of the Roshanara Bagh. Family Of Roshanara's four brothers, the eldest, Dara Shikoh, was Shah Jahan's favourite son and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jahanara Begum
Jahanara Begum (23 March 1614 – 16 September 1681) was a Mughal princess and later the Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire from 1631 to 1658 and again from 1668 until her death. She was the second and the eldest surviving child of Emperor Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. After Mumtaz Mahal's untimely death in 1631, the 17-year-old Jahanara was entrusted with the charge of the royal seal and conferred the title of ''Padshah Begum'' (First lady) of the Mughal Empire, despite the fact that her father had three surviving wives. She was Shah Jahan's favourite daughter, wielded major political influence during her father's reign, and has been described as "the most powerful woman in the empire" at the time. Jahanara was an ardent partisan of her brother, Dara Shikoh, and supported him as her father's chosen successor. During the war of succession which took place after Shah Jahan's illness in 1657, Jahanara sided with the heir-apparent Dara and ultimately joined her father in Agra Fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandahari Begum
Kandahari Begum (''also spelled Qandahari Begum''; 1593 – ?; also known as ''Kandahari Mahal''; Persian, ur, ; meaning "Lady from Kandahar") was the first wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and the mother of his first child, Princess Parhez Banu Begum. Family and early life Kandahari Begum was born a princess of the prominent Safavid dynasty, the ruling dynasty of Iran (Persia) and one of its most significant ruling dynasties. She was the daughter of decreased Persian dignity from the northern mountains at Kandahar, Sultan Muzaffar Husain Mirza Safavi, of the royal house of Persia, who was the son of Sultan Husain Mirza, the son of Bahram Mirza, the son of Shah Ismail I, founder of the Safavid dynasty. He was the ancestor of Shah Abbas I and also cousin to the Persian ruler. Mirza Muzzaffar having some problems with the Safavid ruling authorities and perceiving the Uzbek pressure to capture Kandahar was forced to capitulate on terms to surrender it to the Mughals. Therefo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahar Banu Begum
Bahar Banu Begum ( fa, بهار بانو بیگم; 9 October 1590 - 8 September 1653), meaning "The Blooming Lady", was a Mughal princess, the daughter of Mughal emperor Jahangir. Birth Bahar Banu Begum was born on 9 October 1590, during the reign of her grandfather Emperor Akbar. Her mother was Karamsi, the daughter of Raja Keshav Das of the Rathore family. On the same day, Jagat Gosain, the daughter of Udai Singh of Marwar, gave birth to another daughter named Begum Sultan Begum. She was the seventh child and fifth daughter born to her father, but the only child of her mother. Marriage In 1625, Prince Tahmuras Mirza, the eldest son of Prince Daniyal Mirza, and the grandson of Akbar, paid homage at the court. Prior to this his younger brother Prince Hushang Mirza also attained the honour of paying homage. In order to honour them, Jahangir married Bahar Banu to Tahmuras, and Hoshmand Banu Begum, the daughter of Prince Khusrau Mirza, to Hoshang. After the death of her father Jah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khusrau Mirza
Khusrau Mirza (16 August 1587 – 26 January 1622) was the eldest son of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and his first wife, Shah Begum. He was beloved of his grandfather, Mughal Emperor Akbar and his grandmother, Mariam-uz-Zamani. The young prince displayed exceptional skills and wisdom and had the privilege to be groomed by the Mughal Emperor Akbar himself for the throne of the Mughal Empire. He turned out to be the most capable and qualified son of Jahangir but was befallen by an unfortunate destiny. Being Jahangir's eldest son, he was the heir-apparent to his father but Jahangir favoured his son Khurram Mirza for the animosity he held for Khusrau. The charismatic prince was beloved of the common people widely known for his valour, secularism and battlefield talent, and was free of all vices of the people of his age. It is noted that Akbar use to see himself in Khusrau, as a very brave, capable, talented battlefield commander and charismatic person. Khusrau Mirza had powerfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoshmand Banu Begum
Hoshmand Banu Begum ( fa, هوشمند بانو بیگم; born 1605), meaning "The Prudent Lady", was a Mughal princess, the daughter of Prince Khusrau Mirza, and the granddaughter of Mughal emperor Jahangir. Early life Hoshmand Banu Begum was born in 1605. Jahangir noted in his memoirs that the astrologers told him that her birth would not be auspicious for her father but would be auspicious for him. Jahangir met her when she turned three, as the astrologers had augured. Marriage In 1625, Prince Hushang Mirza, the second son of Prince Daniyal Mirza, and the grandson of Akbar, paid homage at the court. His elder brother Prince Tahmuras Mirza also attained the honour of paying homage. In order to honour them, Jahangir married Hoshmand Banu to Hushang, and Bahar Banu Begum, his own daughter to Tahmuras. After the death of her grandfather Jahangir on 28 October 1627, her uncle Prince Shahryar Mirza proclaimed himself the emperor. However, her brother Dawar Bakhsh, ascended the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saliha Banu Begum
Saliha Banu Begum (died 10 June 1620) was Empress consort of the Mughal Empire as the wife of Emperor Jahangir. She was also known as the Padshah Banu Begum or the Padshah Mahal. Family Saliha Banu Begum was the daughter of Qaim Khan, and came from a well placed family in the government as her brother, Abdur Rahim (titled Tarbiyat Khan), was said by Jahangir to be "of the hereditary houseborn ones of this Court." She was the granddaughter of Muqim Khan, the son of Shuja'at Khan from Akbar's time. Marriage Jahangir married her in 1608, in the third year of his reign. As a consequence, her brother Abdur Rahim's position greatly advanced. He was awarded with the title of Tarbiyat Khan. His son named Miyan Joh, whom Saliha had taken for her son, was killed at the banks of river Jhelum by Mahabat Khan when the latter behaved insolently towards Jahangir, in 1626. For much of Jahangir's reign, she was the Padishah Banu ("The Sovereign Lady"), also called Padishah Mahal ("Sovereign of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nur-un-Nissa Begum (wife Of Jahangir)
Nur-un-Nissa Begum ( fa, نورالنساء بیگم; born 1570) meaning 'Light among Women', was a Timurid princess, the daughter of Ibrahim Husain Mirza and the wife of fourth Mughal emperor Jahangir. Early life Born a Timurid princess, Nur-un-Nissa Begum was the daughter of Prince Ibrahim Husain Mirza, a descendant of Prince Umar Shaikh Mirza, second son of Amir Timur. Her mother was Princess Gulrukh Begum, the daughter of Prince Kamran Mirza, son of the first Mughal emperor Babur, and brother of the next emperor Humayun. She had a brother named Prince Muzaffar Husain Mirza, married to Akbar's eldest daughter Khanum Sultan Begum. In 1572, Gulrukh Begum lost contact with her husband Ibrahim Husain Mirza as he was forced to vacate Gujarat by Akbar. She fled to the Deccan with her children. Ibrahim Husain Mirza, who ultimately fled towards Multan, was captured by the royal officers. In 1573, he died while still in prison. On their way to Deccan, the ruler of Khandesh attempted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah Begum (wife Of Jahangir)
Shah Begum (); ( 1570 – 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. She was the mother of the eldest daughter and son of Prince Salim, Sultan-un-Nissa Begum and Khusrau Mirza. Family Manbhawati Bai, known popularly as Man Bai, was the daughter of Raja Bhagwant Das, the ruler of Amer. She was the granddaughter of Raja Bharmal and sister of Raja Man Singh and Raja Madho Singh. Furthermore, she was also a niece of Mariam-uz-Zamani who eventually became her mother-in-law as well. This would make her a maternal cousin of her husband, Prince Salim. Her marriage to Prince Salim was arranged by her aunt and mother-in-law Empress Mariam-uz-Zamani. Marriage At the age of fifteen, Salim was betrothed to his cousin, Man Bai. Rajkumari Man Bai. This marriage was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aram Banu Begum
Aram Banu Begum (22 December 1584 - 17 June 1624) was a Mughal Princess, the youngest daughter of the third Mughal Emperor Akbar. Life Born on 22 December 1584, Aram Banu Begum was the youngest daughter of Akbar and Bibi Daulat Shad. She also had a full sister, Shakr-un-nissa Begum. She was very outspoken and mischievous. She was called the butterfly of the harem. She was fondly called Ladli Begum by Akbar. She is believed to be quick-witted and sharp at answering back. According to Jahangir, Akbar was extremely fond of her and described her impoliteness as politeness. Akbar also repeatedly told Jahangir to “Bābā! for my sake be as kind as I am, after me, to this sister, who in Hindi phrase is my darling (that is, dearly cherished). Be affectionate to her and pass over her little impolitenesses and impudences.” Death Aram Banu remained unmarried and died during the reign of her brother, Jahangir Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
