| Shakr-un-Nissa Begum | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Mughal Empire | |
| Born | Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Mughal Empire |
| Died | 1 January 1653 Akbarabad (present day Agra), Mughal Empire |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Shahrukh Mirza (m. 1594;d. 1607) |
| House | Timurid |
| Father | Akbar |
| Mother | Bibi Daulat Shad |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Shakr-un-Nissa Begum, also Shakr al-Nisa Begum [1] (died 1 January 1653) was a Mughal princess, and a daughter of Emperor Akbar.
Shakr-un-Nissa Begum was born at Fatehpur Sikri, to Akbar and Bibi Daulat Shad. She had a younger full sister named Aram Banu Begum. [2]
Shakr-un-Nissa was brought up in Akbar's care and turned out to be very well, good-natured, and innately compassionate towards all people. Jahangir had great fondness for his half-sister. [3]
In 1594, Akbar arranged her marriage with Shahrukh Mirza. He was the son of Ibrahim Mirza, the son of Suleiman Mirza of Badakshan and Haram Begum. [5] His mother was Muhtarima Khanum, the daughter of Shah Muhammad Sultan Jagatai (grandson of Mahmud Khan) and Khadija Sultan Khanum (daughter of Ahmad Alaq). [6] The marriage took place on 2 September 1594 in the quarters of Empress Hamida Banu Begum. [7]
Shahrukh Mirza was also married to Shakr-un-Nissa's cousin, Kabuli Begum, the daughter of her uncle Mirza Muhammad Hakim. [8]
Shakr-un-Nissa became a widow, after Shahrukh Mirza's death in 1607. He died leaving four sons, Hasan Mirza and Husayn Mirza, who were twins, Sultan Mirza, and Badi-uz-Zaman Mirza, and three daughters. [9]
After the death of Akbar in the year 1605, she exercised her influence over her brother Jahangir and aided her stepmothers Mariam-uz-Zamani and Salima Sultan Begum to secure a pardon for the Khusrau Mirza, the eldest son of Jahangir. [10]
Shakr-un-Nissa Begum died on 1 January 1653. She had started from Akbarabad towards Shahjahanabad. She was buried in her father's mausoleum, located at Sikandra. [11] [12]