Luzzat-un-Nissa Begum () (23 September 1597 – ) was a Mughal princess, the youngest daughter of

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and his

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wife,

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. She was also the full sister of

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Life

Born on 23 September 1597, Luzzat was the youngest daughter of Prince Salim (later Jahangir), the eldest surviving son of Mughal Emperor Akbar. Her mother was the

princess,

(''Bilqis Makani'' in official chronicles), the tenth daughter of Udai Singh Rathore, the Raja of

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. She was born at Kashmir on the return journey of the Royal entourage of her grandfather, Akbar, towards

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. She had two older full-siblings, Begum Sultan, who died infancy and

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, who succeeded their father to throne.

Death

Luzzat-un-Nissa died at the age of 5, , during the rebellion of her father.

Ancestry

References

{{Reflist 1597 births 1603 deaths Mughal princesses 16th-century Indian women 17th-century Indian women Daughters of emperors Royalty and nobility who died as children