Mihr-un-nissa Begum | |
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Empress consort of the Mughal Empire (de facto) |
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Tenure | 7 November 1627 - 19 January 1628 |
Born | c. 1605 |
Died | Lahore, Mughal Empire |
Burial | Tomb of Nur Jahan, Lahore, Pakistan |
Spouse | Shahryar Mirza |
Issue | Arzani Begum |
House | Timurid (by marriage) |
Father | Sher Afgan |
Mother | Nur Jahan Begum |
Religion | Islam |
Mihr-un-nissa Begum (Arabic, Urdu: مھرانساء بیگم, born c. 1605) also known as Ladli Begum (لاڈلی بیگم) was the daughter of Empress Nur Jahan, and her first husband Sher Afgan of the Mughal Empire. She was the wife of Prince Shahryar Mirza son of Emperor Jahangir.
Mihr-un-nissa Begum was the daughter of Ali Quli Beg, who held the title Sher Afgan Khan. Her mother was Mehr-un-nissa Khanum, daughter of Mirza Ghiyas Beg also known as Itimad-ud-daula. She was also the first cousin of Emperor Shah Jahan's wife Empress Mumtaz Mahal, daughter of Asaf Khan. After Sher Afgan's death in 1607, she and her mother were summoned to Agra by Jahangir to act as ladies-in-waiting to his step-mother, Empress Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, chief wife of the late Emperor Akbar. In 1611, her mother remarried Emperor Jahangir, and became known as Empress Nur Jahan Begum.