Zinat-un-Nissa Begum

Zinat-un-Nissa Begum
Zinat-un-Nissa Begum
Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire
Padshah Begum
Tenure	1681–1721
Predecessor	Jahanara Begum
Successor	Badshah Begum
Born	5 October 1643; Aurangabad, Mughal Empire
Died	7 May 1721 (aged 77); Delhi, Mughal Empire
Burial	Zeenat-ul-Masajid, Delhi
House	Timurid
Father	Aurangzeb
Mother	Dilras Banu Begum
Religion	Sunni Islam

Zinat-un-Nissa Begum (Persian: زینت النساء بیگم 5 October 1643 – 7 May 1721) was a Mughal princess and the second daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort, Dilras Banu Begum. Her father had conferred upon her the honorable title of Padshah Begum.^[1]^[2]^{: 14, 318}

^ Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1973). Volumes 1-2 of History of Aurangzib: Mainly Based on Original Sources. Orient Longman. p. 38.
^ Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1979). A short history of Aurangzib, 1618-1707.

[1] Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1973). Volumes 1-2 of History of Aurangzib: Mainly Based on Original Sources. Orient Longman. p. 38.

[Sarkar-2] Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1979). A short history of Aurangzib, 1618-1707.

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Zinat-un-Nissa Begum
Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire
Padshah Begum
Tenure	1681–1721
Predecessor	Jahanara Begum
Successor	Badshah Begum

Born	5 October 1643 Aurangabad, Mughal Empire
Died	7 May 1721(1721-05-07) (aged 77) Delhi, Mughal Empire
Burial	Zeenat-ul-Masajid, Delhi
House	Timurid
Father	Aurangzeb
Mother	Dilras Banu Begum
Religion	Sunni Islam