Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum

Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum (Persian: زبده النساء بیگم; 2 September 1651 – 17 February 1707) was a Mughal princess, the third daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb and his wife Dilras Banu Begum.

Her father was Aurangzeb, who was then a prince,[1] and her mother was Dilras Banu Begum.

A well-read woman,[2] Zubdat-un-Nissa had in-depth knowledge of the doctrines of Islam.

[3] Zubdat-un-Nissa married her first cousin, Prince Sipihr Shikoh on 30 January 1673, he was the third son of her paternal uncle, Crown Prince Dara Shikoh and her aunt Nadira Banu Begum.

[5] A certain Hamida Banu Begam arranged the marriage feast.