Mihr-un-Nissa Begum


Mihr-un-Nissa Begum, meaning "Sun among women", was a Mughal princess, the fifth daughter of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and his consort Aurangabadi Mahal.

Birth

Mihr-un-Nissa Begum was born on 28 September 1661. Her mother was a concubine named Aurangabadi Mahal. She was the ninth child and fifth daughter born to her father, but the only child of her mother.

Marriage

Mihr-un-Nissa Begum married her first cousin, Izzad Bakhsh Mirza, the son of her paternal uncle Prince Murad Bakhsh Mirza, youngest son of Emperor Shah Jahan. The marriage took place on 10 7 December 1672, after Izzad Bakhsh's release from Gwalior fort. The marriage was performed in the presence of Qaz Abdul Wahhab, Shaikh Nizam, Bakhtawar Khan an Darbar Khan. She was the mother of two sons, Princes Dawar Bakhsh Mirza and Dadar Bakhsh Mirza.

Death

Mihr-un-Nissa Begum died on 2 April 1706, a year before her father's death. Her husband also died along with her.