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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 24, 2019 · Jahanara Begum was one of the most powerful women of medieval India, a Mughal princess like no other. And yet her extraordinary story remains lost in the pages of history. Meet the champions who are turning India’s most formidable challenges into opportunities only on The Better India Show!
Nov 21, 2020 · The Mughal Empire has been filled with remarkable women, but the most understated of them are two princesses - two sisters - who played a very crucial role during the reign of Shah Jahan and the war of succession. Princess Jahanara was the apple of her father’s eye, loved by all.
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Jahanara Begum became the First Lady (Padshah Begum) of the Mughal Empire at the tender age of 17 after her mother's death.
Sep 17, 2018 · Daughter of Shah Jahan the conqueror. Born in 1614, Jahanara lived a life outside the conventional role of a Mughal princess —as an exemplary poet, writer, architect, engineer and painter, especially in an era where the lives of Mughal women were largely confined within the walls of the zenana.
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Dec 15, 2008 · JAHĀNĀRĀ BEGUM, (1614-81) the eldest surviving daughter of the Mughal Emperor Šāh Jahān and his favorite wife, Momtāz Mahal, for whom Šāh Jahān commissioned the Tāj Mahal. Born in 1614, Jahānārā became the head of the imperial harem when her mother died in 1631, and she played a pivotal role in Mughal domestic politics throughout ...
Jan 5, 2024 · Within the Mughal Empire that ruled over South Asia until the dawn of the 18th century, lived Princess Jahanara Begum, the beloved daughter of the enlightened emperor Shah Jahan. Born in 1614, in her 67 years (died, 1681) she became highly cultured and powerful, and despite being forbidden to appear in public, she managed to do what many of her ...
