Badshah Begum

Badshah Begum
Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire
Empress consort of the Mughal Empire
Zan-i-Kalan
Malika-uz-Zamani
Padshah Begum
Tenure1721–1789
PredecessorZinat-un-Nissa
SuccessorZeenat Mahal
Bornc. 1703
Died14 December 1789 (aged 85–86)
Delhi, India
Burial
Tis Hazari Bagh, Delhi
Spouse
(m. 1721; died 1748)
IssueShahriyar Shah Bahadur
HouseTimurid (by birth)
FatherFarrukhsiyar
MotherGauhar-un-Nissa Begum
ReligionIslam

Badshah Begum (c. 1703 – 14 December 1789) was from 8 December 1721 to 6 April 1748 as the first wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah.[1] She is popularly known by her title Malika-uz-Zamani ("Queen of the Age") which was conferred upon her by her husband, immediately after their marriage.[2]

Badshah Begum was a second-cousin of her husband and was a Mughal princess by birth. She was the daughter of Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar and his first wife, Gauhar-un-Nissa Begum. She wielded major political influence in the Mughal court during her husband's reign and was his most influential wife. It was through her efforts that her step-son, Ahmad Shah Bahadur, was able to ascend the Mughal throne.[3]

  1. ^ Sarkar, Jadunath (1997). Fall of the Mughal Empire (4th ed.). Hyderabad: Orient Longman. p. 169. ISBN 9788125011491.
  2. ^ Malik, Zahir Uddin (1977). The reign of Muhammad Shah, 1719-1748. London: Asia Pub. House. p. 407. ISBN 9780210405987.
  3. ^ "Journal and Proceedings". Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal. 1907: 16, 360. Retrieved 15 September 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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