| Mihr-un-Nissa Begum | |
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| Father: | Aurangzeb |
| Mother: | Aurangabadi Mahal |
| Religion: | Sunni Islam |
| Birth Date: | 28 September 1661 |
| Birth Place: | Aurangabad |
| Death Place: | Delhi |
Mihr-un-Nissa Begum (Persian: مهرالنسا بیگم; 28 September 1661 – 2 April 1706), meaning "Sun among women", was a Mughal princess, the fifth daughter of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and his consort Aurangabadi Mahal.[1]
Mihr-un-Nissa Begum was born on 28 September 1661. Her mother was a concubine named Aurangabadi Mahal. She was the ninth child and fifth daughter born to her father, and the only child of her mother.[2]
Mihr-un-Nissa Begum married her first cousin, Izzad Bakhsh Mirza, the son of her paternal uncle Prince Murad Bakhsh Mirza,[3] the youngest son of Emperor Shah Jahan.[4] The marriage took place on 7 December 1672, after Izzad Bakhsh's release from the Gwalior fort. The marriage was performed in the presence of Qaz Abdul Wahhab, Shaikh Nizam, Bakhtawar Khan an Darbar Khan.[5] She was the mother of two sons, Princes Dawar Bakhsh Mirza and Dadar Bakhsh Mirza.[6]
Mihr-un-Nissa Begum died on 2 April 1706, a year before her father's death.[7] Her husband also died along with her.[8]