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Jun 27, 2023 · In 1631, their mother, Mumtaz died while delivering baby Gauhar Ara. Shah Jahan went into deep depression. The new-born Gauhar needed immediate attention, and somebody had to hold the family together. Jahanara, inexperienced and just 17, took charge. She nursed Shah Jahan back to health, and became a maternal guardian to the younger siblings.
Jama Mosque, Agra. / 27.182056°N 78.016194°E / 27.182056; 78.016194. The Jama Mosque is a 17th-century congregational mosque located in the historic core of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. It was built by Jahanara Begum, the eldest daughter of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, during the latter's reign. It is the principal mosque in the city of Agra ...
Jahanara Begum was a Mughal princess and later the Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire from 1631 to 1658 and again from 1668 until her death.
Princess Jahanara Begum Sahib (1614-1681) lived a life that far surpassed the title into which she was born. She stepped outside the archetypal role of a princess making herself better remembered as an architect, engineer, painter, poet, writer and activist. Jahanara’s upbringing was anything but ordinary.
Jan 24, 2024 · Jahanara Begum: 8 interesting facts about 'richest' Mughal princess. Birth and Parentage: Born on April 23, 1614, in Agra, Jahanara was Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal's daughter, sister to Aurangzeb. Relationship with Shah Jahan: Close to Shah Jahan, Jahanara wielded influence, contributing significantly to court politics during the Mughal era.
Jahanara Begum (1614-81) was the eldest daughter of the emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58). Like her brother Dara Shikoh, the heir to the throne, she was profoundly spiritual, and they were initiated together into the Qadiriya order of Sufiism. At the same time Jahanara was an influential political figure, receiving the title Sahibat al-Zaman ...
Jahanara Begum — a writer, poet, painter and the architect of Delhi’s famous Chandni Chowk — was a princess like no other and yet her story remains unheard of. The eldest child of Emperor Shah Jahan and his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, Jahanara was born in Ajmer in 1614.
