Khanzada Begum

Khanzada Begum
Timurid princess Padshah Begum
Painting depicting the reunion of Khanzada Begum and Babur in Kunduz, Afghanistan, c. 1511 AD, Baburnama
Empress consort of the Shaybanid Empire
Tenure	1501 – 2 December 1510
Born	c. 1478 Andizhan, Ferghana, Uzbekistan
Died	September 1545 (aged 66–67) Qandahar, Afghanistan
Burial	Gardens of Babur, Kabul
Spouse	Shaybani Khan Mahdi Khwaja
Issue	Khurram Shah
House	House of Timur (by birth)
Father	Umar Sheikh Mirza
Mother	Qutlugh Nigar Khanum
Religion	Sunni Islam

Khanzada Begum (Hindi: खानज़ादा बेगम, khan's deascendant; c. 1478 – 1545) was a Timurid princess and the eldest daughter of Umar Shaikh Mirza II, the amir of Ferghana. She was also the elder sister of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire. She and her brother remained deeply attached to each other all their lives, a period during which the family progressed from ruling a tiny and obscure principality in Central Asia to ruling a large portion of the Indian subcontinent. Babur conferred on his sister, the honorable title of Padshah Begum and she was the first lady of his Empire after his death.

Khanzada Begum is frequently mentioned in the Baburnama, her brother's memoirs, and always with affection and respect. She is also frequently mentioned in the Humayun-nama by her niece Gulbadan Begum, who calls her aunt 'Dearest Lady' (aka janam). Many occasions are described where she intervened during political difficulties between her relatives and more specifically her nephews.^[1]