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Jahanara Begum (23 March 1614 – 16 September 1681) was a princess of the Mughal Empire.She was the second and the eldest surviving child of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.
After Shah Jahan fell ill in 1658, his daughter Jahanara Begum had a significant influence in the Mughal administration. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] As a result, several accusations of an incestual relationship between Shah Jahan and Jahanara were propagated. [ 38 ]
This precipitated a family struggle between Shah Jahan and his embittered younger sons, who resolved to depose the aging emperor and seize the throne for themselves. During this power struggle, Dara Shikoh received the support of his oldest sister, Jahanara Begum, while Roshanara Begum sided with Aurangzeb.
Jahanara Begum, 1635. In either 1636, [8] 1643, 1644, [7] or 1645, [9] Jahanara Begum, the favourite daughter of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, was severely burnt when her clothing caught fire in an accident during a dance performance. [1] [7] Local healers had failed to cure her, and, at the advice of vizier Assad Khan, the Emperor requested an ...
The Passing of Shah Jahan is a Miniature painting, painted by the Indian artist Abanindranath Tagore in 1902. The painting depicts a scene in which the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan stares upon the Taj Mahal on his deathbed, with his daughter Jahanara Begum at his feet.
[15] [16] Mumtaz and her husband had 14 children, including Jahanara Begum (Shah Jahan's favorite daughter), [17] and the Crown prince Dara Shikoh, the heir-apparent, [18] anointed by his father, who temporarily succeeded him until deposed by Mumtaz Mahal's sixth child, Aurangzeb, who ultimately succeeded his father as the sixth Mughal emperor ...
Shah Jahan ordered that a new mosque be built in Agra, situated alongside a new chowk (plaza) in front of the Agra Fort's Delhi gate. Shah Jahan's eldest daughter, the princess Jahanara Begum , requested permission from the emperor to personally endow the new mosque, which was granted .
The title was also bestowed upon the daughter of the emperor, such as Emperor Shah Jahan's daughter, Princess Jahanara Begum, and Emperor Aurangzeb's daughter, Princess Zinat-un-Nissa, both of whom bore the title throughout their lives. [5] In some cases, the title was also bestowed upon the sister of the emperor. Aurangzeb bestowed the title ...