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Pari Bibi (meaning Fairy Lady; died 1678) was the daughter of Shaista Khan, who was the son of
In 1678, Pari Bibi died a premature death and left her father heartbroken. Shaista Khan was constructing the Lalbagh Fort in Dhaka, the construction of the fort had started under her fiancé Prince Muhhammad Azam. Shaista Khan now viewed the fort as inauspicious and stopped construction of the fort. He built the tomb of his daughter with the compound of the fort. Other sources have reported that the tomb was constructed by Prince Azam himself. The Tomb of Pari Bibi is considered an important architectural site in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Since 1974 the Tomb of Pari Bibi and Lalbagh Fort has been managed by the Department of Archaeology.
Asaf Khan IV
Abu'l-Hasan ( 1569 - 12 June 1641) entitled by the Mughal emperor Jahangir as Asaf Khan, was the ''Grand Vizier'' (Prime minister) of the fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. He previously served as the ''vakil'' (the highest Mughal administrative off ...
and brother of Mumtaz Mahal. At the time of her death, she was betrothed to Prince Azam, who became the future Mughal Emperor
The Mughal emperors ( fa, , Pādishāhān) were the supreme heads of state of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Mughal rulers styled t ...
Muhammad Azam Shah. She was the grandniece of Nur Jahan
Nur Jahan, born Mehr-un-Nissa P ersian: نورجهان (; – 18 December 1645) was the wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir from 1620 until his death in 1627.
Nur Jahan was born Mehr-un-Nissa, as the daughter of a Mirza Ghi ...
, the main consort of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir
Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (; ), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until he died in 1627. He was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti.
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Biography
Pari Bibi was the daughter of Shaista Khan and was also known as Iran Dukht Rahmat Banu. She was engaged to Muhammad Azam, the son of Mughal EmperorAurangzeb
Muhi al-Din Muhammad (; – 3 March 1707), commonly known as ( fa, , lit=Ornament of the Throne) and by his regnal title Alamgir ( fa, , translit=ʿĀlamgīr, lit=Conqueror of the World), was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire, ruling ...
, on 3 May 1668. She lived in Dhaka, Bengal Subah (province), her father was the governor of the province. Mughal records of that era showed that she played an influential role in the governor household and the politics of the province.
Death and tomb
In 1678, Pari Bibi died a premature death and left her father heartbroken. Shaista Khan was constructing the Lalbagh Fort in Dhaka, the construction of the fort had started under her fiancé Prince Muhhammad Azam. Shaista Khan now viewed the fort as inauspicious and stopped construction of the fort. He built the tomb of his daughter with the compound of the fort. Other sources have reported that the tomb was constructed by Prince Azam himself. The Tomb of Pari Bibi is considered an important architectural site in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Since 1974 the Tomb of Pari Bibi and Lalbagh Fort has been managed by the Department of Archaeology.
See also
* List of archaeological sites in BangladeshReferences
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