Mughal princess Jahanara, Padshah Begum during the reigns of Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb
Style
Her Imperial Majesty
Residence
Agra Fort
Appointer
Mughal Emperors
Formation
20 April 1526
First holder
Maham Begum
Final holder
Zeenat Mahal
Abolished
14 September 1857
Padshah Begum (Persian: پادشاه بیگم) was a superlative imperial title conferred upon the empress consort or 'First Lady' of the Mughal Empire and was considered to be the most important title in the Mughal harem or zenana.[1] This title can be equivalent with "empress" in English, but in only approximate terms in the Mughal context.
^Findly, Ellison Banks (1993). Nur Jahan, empress of Mughal India. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 95, 125. ISBN 9780195360608.
PadshahBegum (Persian: پادشاه بیگم) was a superlative imperial title conferred upon the empress consort or 'First Lady' of the Mughal Empire and was...
entrusted with the charge of the royal seal and conferred the title of PadshahBegum (First lady) of the Mughal Empire, despite the fact that her father...
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Saliha Banu Begum (d. 10 June 1620) was the chief consort of Emperor Jahangir. She was the PadshahBegum for the most part of the reign of her emperor...
with other (in this case always lower) styles, or even by commoners. PadshahBegum is the title of consorts of padishahs. In the Ottoman Empire the title...
Shah Jahan designated Mumtaz as his chief empress with the title of PadshahBegum '(First Lady or Queen of the Great)', 'Malika-i-Jahan' ("Queen of the...
recipient of the imperial title PadshahBegum, a formal designation of being the first lady of the Mughal court. Maham Begum is also frequently mentioned...
Aurangzeb's accession to the throne in 1658, Roshanara was given the title of PadshahBegum by her brother and became the First Lady of the Mughal Empire, when...
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Zeb-un-Nissa (Aurangzeb's favourite daughter), Princess Zinat-un-Nissa (titled PadshahBegum), and Sultan Muhammad Akbar, the Emperor's best-loved son. Dilras died...
wife Asmat Begum. Both of Nur Jahan's parents were descendants of illustrious families – Ghiyas Beg from Muhammad Sharif and Asmat Begum from the Aqa...
sister, the honorable title of PadshahBegum and she was really the first lady of his Empire after his death. Khanzada Begum is frequently mentioned in the...
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Palace'). After the death of Saliha Bano Begum in the year 1620, she was designated the title of "PadshahBegum" and held it until the death of Jahangir...
sister Jahanara Begum again became the head of the harem, trusted counsel and the most powerful woman in the empire as PadshahBegum. In 1669, a man named...
and daughters to Calcutta. The tombs of Bakshi Begum (died 1806), widow of Hyder Ali and PadshahBegum, Tipu's wife & sons, who died in 1834 are located...
Empire Begum Sahiba Zeenat Mahal's supposed only known photograph, possibly the only photograph that exists of any Mughal empress PadshahBegum Tenure...
Gulbadan Begum took the challenge and produced a document titled Ahwal Humayun Padshah Jamah Kardom Gulbadan Begum bint Babur Padshah amma Akbar Padshah. It...
marriage with Nur Jahan, Jahangir's chief consort and PadshahBegum was his wife, Saliha Banu Begum, who held this position from the time of their marriage...
Babur. The full title is Ahwal Humayun Padshah Jamah Kardom Gulbadan Begum bint Babur Padshah amma Akbar Padshah. She was only eight when Babur died, and...
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