Asmat Begam
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Gender | Female |
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Died | Agra |
India | |
Spouse | Mirza Ghiyas Beg |
Father | Mirza Ala-ud-Daula Aqa Mulla |
Children | Abu'l-Hasan Asaf Khan |
Grandchildren | Mumtaz Mahal |
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ID | 3544426 |
Asmat Begam Life story
Asmat Begum was the wife of Mirza Ghias Beg, the Prime minister of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, and the mother of Mughal empress Nur Jahan, the power behind the emperor. Asmat Begum was also the paternal grandmother of Empress Mumtaz Mahal, for whom the Taj Mahal was built.