Shakr-un-Nissa Begum

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Shakr-un-Nissa Begum
Shahzadi of Mughal Empire
Born Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Mughal Empire
Died1 January 1653
Akbarabad (present day Agra), Mughal Empire
Burial
Akbar's tomb, Sikandra, Agra
Spouse
Shahrukh Mirza
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(m. 1594;d. 1607)​
House Timurid
Father Akbar
MotherBibi Daulat Shad
Religion Sunni Islam

Shakr-un-Nissa Begum, also Shakr al-Nisa Begum [1] (died 1 January 1653) was a Mughal princess, the daughter of Emperor Akbar.

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Early life

Shakr-un-Nissa Begum was born at Fatehpur Sikri, to Akbar and Bibi Daulat Shad. She had a younger full sister named Aram Banu Begum. [2]

Shakr-un-Nissa was brought up in Akbar's care and turned out to be very well, good-natured, and innately compassionate towards all people. Jahangir had a constant love for her. [3]

Marriage

Mirza Shah Rukh (d. 1607-8) ruler of Badakhshan. Married Shakr-un-Nissa Begum, and became ruler of Malwa after fleeing to the Mughal Empire. Mirza Shah Rukh (d. 1607-8) ruler of Badakhshan. Emperor Akbar's distantly related Timurid cousin, married Akbar's daughter, Shakr al-Nisa Begum. Was forced to flee to the Mughal Empire, and was made governor of Malwa.jpg
Mirza Shah Rukh (d. 1607-8) ruler of Badakhshan. Married Shakr-un-Nissa Begum, and became ruler of Malwa after fleeing to the Mughal Empire.

In 1594, Akbar arranged her marriage with Shahrukh Mirza. He was the son of Ibrahim Mirza, the son of Sulaiman Mirza of Badakshan and Haram Begum. [5] His mother was Muhtarima Khanum, the daughter of Shah Muhammad Sultan Jagatai (grandson of Mahmud Khan) and Khadija Sultan Khanum (daughter of Ahmad Alaq). [6] The marriage took place on 2 September 1594 in the quarters of Empress Hamida Banu Begum. [7]

Shahrukh Mirza was also married to Shakr-un-Nissa's cousin, Kabuli Begum, the daughter of her uncle Mirza Muhammad Hakim. [8]

Shakr-un-Nissa became a widow, after Shahrukh Mirza's death in 1607. He died leaving four sons, Hasan Mirza and Husayn Mirza, who were twins, Sultan Mirza, and Badi-uz-Zaman Mirza, and three daughters. [9]

After the death of Akbar in the year 1605, she exercised her influence over her brother Jahangir and aided her stepmothers Mariam-uz-Zamani and Salima Sultan Begum to secure a pardon for the Khusrau Mirza, the eldest son of Jahangir. [10]

Death

Shakr-un-Nissa Begum died on 1 January 1653. She had started from Akbarabad towards Shahjahanabad. She was buried in her father's mausoleum, located at Sikandra. [11] [12]

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