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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 .
May 31, 2018 · Jahanara Begum became the First Lady (Padshah Begum) of the Mughal Empire at the tender age of 17 after her mother's death.
Sep 16, 2022 · Key Highlights. In 1631, when she was just 17 years old, Jahanara lost her mother, Mumtaz Mahal. Jahanara was one of the few Mughal women who owned a ship, and it was named Sahibi. She was so influential that after Shah Jahan's death, Aurangzeb restored her title of Padshah Begum. New Delhi: Jahanara Begum was the favourite daughter of Shah Jahan.
Sep 17, 2018 · Born in 1614, Jahanara lived a life outside the conventional role of a Mughal princess — as an exemplary architect, engineer, poet, writer and painter, especially in an era where the lives of Mughal women were largely confined within the walls of the zenana.
Jahanara Begum was the daughter of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal, who later became the Padshah Begum (First Lady) of the Mughal Empire from 1631-1658 CE and 1668-1681 CE. During Shah Jahan's reign, she commissioned important works such as commentaries on Rumi's Mathnawi and made various charitable contributions.
Jan 26, 2020 · The eldest daughter of the fifth Mughal King, Shah Jahan and his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, Jahanara Begum lived a very comfortable life. She was born into one of the wealthiest kingdom’s in the world, the mighty Mughal Empire.
Nov 21, 2020 · By granting Jahanara the power and privilege that had once been held by a royal wife, instead of passing these responsibilities to his remaining two wives, Shah Jahan caused rumors to spread about an incestuous relationship with his daughter Jahanara.
Oct 19, 2020 · 5 min read. The Forgotten Mughal Princess: Jahanara. This tale is about a princess who dedicated her whole life to her father, stood by him till his last breath, and thus, fulfilled her promise to her dying mother. Witty, sharp, caring, and courageous, Jahanara was ahead of her times.
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.
Jan 4, 2006 · Jahanara was the favorite daughter of Shah Jahan. She was a constant companion to her mother Empress Mumtaz Mahal. At the age of only seventeen after the death of Mumtaz Mahal she became the first lady of Mughal Empire. She brought her father out of mourning and restored normalcy to a court darkened by her mother’s death and her father’s grief.
