Shah Jahan Begum of Bhopal

Sultan Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan Begum in 1872
Begum of Bhopal
First reign1844–1860
PredecessorJahangir Mohammed Khan
SuccessorSikandar Begum I
RegentSikandar Begum (1844–1860)
Second reign30 October 1868 – 16 June 1901
PredecessorSikandar Begum I
SuccessorSultan Jahan I
Born(1838-07-29)29 July 1838
Islamnagar, Bhopal State, now Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died16 June 1901 (aged 62)
Bhopal State, now India
SpouseBaqi Muhammad Khan
Siddiq Hasan Khan
IssueSultan Jahan I, Nawab Begum of Bhopal
Urduسلطان شاہ جہاں بیگم
HouseBhopal
FatherJahangir Mohammed Khan
MotherSikandar Begum I, Nawab Begum of Bhopal
ReligionSunni Muslim

Shahjahan Begum GCSI CI (29 July 1838 – 16 June 1901) was the Nawab Begum of Bhopal (the ruler of the Islamic principality of Bhopal in central India) for two periods: 1844–60 (her mother acting as regent), and secondly during 1868–1901.


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