Izz-un-Nissa
Izz-un-Nissa Begum was the third wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. She is popularly known by the title, Akbarabadi Mahal (which probably indicates that she hailed from the city of Akbarabad), and commissioned the Akbarabadi Mosque in Shahjahanabad (present-day Old Delhi). Less commonly, she is also referred to as Sirhindi Begum.
Person
- Died
- 1678-01-28
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Izz-un-Nissa Begum
- Royalty.title
- Queen of the Mughal Empire
- Royalty.image
- File:The consorts of Shah Jahan accompanying him during his imprisonment at Agra fort, by abdur rahman chughtai.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Akbarabadi Mahal accompanying the ill Shah Jahan, painting by A.R Chughtai.
- Royalty.issue
- Jahan Afroz Mirza
- Royalty.house
- Timurid (by marriage)
- Royalty.father
- Shahnawaz Khan
- Royalty.death_date
- 28 January 1678
- Royalty.death_place
- Agra, India
- Royalty.burial_place
Article
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- Family
- Marriage
- Death
- Contributions to architecture
- References
- Bibliography
Izz-un-Nissa Begum was the third wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. She is popularly known by the title, Akbarabadi Mahal (which probably indicates that she hailed from the city of Akbarabad), and commissioned the Akbarabadi Mosque in Shahjahanabad (present-day Old Delhi). Less commonly, she is also referred to as Sirhindi Begum.
==Family== Izz-un-Nissa Begum was the daughter of Mirza Iraj who held the title, Shahnawaz Khan. He was the son of Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, and the grandson of Bairam Khan. Bairam Khan was a descendant of Pir-ali Baharlu, a Black Sheep Turkoman. She had a brother Mirza Khan Manuchir.