Died April 9, 1670 Name Badr Nissa | Parents Aurangzeb | |
Cousins Sulaiman Shikoh, Jahanzeb Banu Begum, Mumtaz Shikoh, Sipihr Shikoh Uncles Dara Shikoh, Murad Bakhsh, Shah Shuja Similar People | ||
Grandparents Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal | ||
Badr-un-Nissa Begum (Persian: بدرالنساء بیگم; meaning "Full moon among women"; 17 November 1647 – 9 April 1670) was the third daughter of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, and his wife Nawab Bai Ji.
Life
Badr-un-Nissa Begum was born on 17 November 1647, during her grandfather Emperor Shah Jahan's reign. Her mother was Nawab Bai Ji, a Hindu princess from Kashmir. She was the couple's third and last child. Her elder siblings were Prince Muhammad Sultan, and Prince Muhammad Muazzam (future Emperor Bahadur Shah I).
She is said to be less educated than her sisters. She memorized the Holy Quran, and read books on faith at the persuasion if her father. She spend her life in doing good things. She was loved by Aurangzeb for her marvelous character, etiquettes, and kind heartedness. She died unmarried at the age of twenty two on 9 April 1670, in the thirteenth year of her father's reign. Aurangzeb was distressed upon her death.