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Rahmat-un-Nissa (Persian: رحمت النساء بیگم; died c. 1691), better known by her title Nawab Bai (Persian: نواب بائی; meaning "The Great"), was a secondary wife of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
In 1638, Aurangzeb married Nawab Bai, later known as Rahmat al-Nisa. That same year, Aurangzeb dispatched an army to subdue the Portuguese coastal fortress of Daman, however his forces met stubborn resistance and were eventually repulsed at the end of a long siege.
Oct 13, 2014 · Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-Daula reaffirmed Shah Alam II as the rightful Mughal emperor. Shah Alam took part in the Battle of Buxar (23 Oct 1764) with Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal and Shuja-ud-Daula against the British.
Sep 21, 2014 · The House of Timur moved to India: Babur established the Timurid Dynasty in India in 1526, which later became known as the Mughal empire (1526-1857). Babur was sixth in descent from Timur, and his mother was a descendant of Chengiz Khan. The first six Mughal Emperors, from Babur to Aurangzeb, are collectively referred to as the great Mughals.
Oct 14, 2016 · The seventh Mughal Emperor of India, Bahadur Shah I was born 375 years ago, on October 14, 1643. Bahadur Shah I was the third son of Aurangzeb with Muslim Rajput wife, Nawab Bai. Bahadur Shah I ruled over India from 1707 to 1712, until his death.
Mar 3, 2021 · The very first woman Aurangzeb had betrothed was Nawab Bai. He then went on to marry Dilras Banu Begum, his second wife, and then came Aurangabadi Mahal, the third woman he married.
Rahmat-un-nisa, surnamed NawAb BAi, was the daughter of Rajah Raju of the Rajauri State in Kashmir, and came of the hill-Rajput blood. But on her son Bahadur Shah's accession to the throne of Delhi, a false pedigree was invented for her in order to give that Emperor the right to call himself a Sayyid.
