Sultan-un-Nissa Begum

Sultan-un-Nissa Nithar Begum was a Mughal princess, the eldest child of Mughal Emperor Jahangir from his first wife, Shah Begum.

Life

Sultan-un-Nissa, also known as Nithar Begum, was born on 25 April 1586, in Kashmir during the reign of her grandfather, Akbar, on the intended return journey of the Imperial household towards Fatehpur Sikri. Her father was the eldest surviving son of Akbar, Prince Salim and her mother, Shah Begum, popularly known as Man Bai, was the daughter of Bhagwant Das, the Raja of Amer.
On the occasion of her birth, the Emperor assembled a great feast at the house of the Queen Mother, Mariam Makani where large amount of gifts were exchanged.
Her only full sibling was the ill-fated Khusrau Mirza who was killed on the orders of her younger half-brother, Prince Khurram.

Death

Sultan-un-Nissa died unmarried on 5 September 1646. A tomb was constructed for her in Khusro Bagh in Allahabad, but she was not buried there. She was buried in the mausoleum of her grandfather, Akbar.