Luzzat-un-Nissa Begum

Luzzat-un-Nissa Begum (Persian: لذت النسا, lit. 'Delight Among Women') (23 September 1597 – c. 1603) was a Mughal princess, the youngest daughter of Emperor Jahangir and his Rathore wife, Jagat Gosain. She was also the full sister of Emperor Shah Jahan.

Luzzat-un-Nissa Begum
Shahzadi of Mughal Empire
Born	23 September 1597 Kashmir, Mughal Empire
Died	c. 1603 (aged 5) Allahabad, Mughal Empire
Dynasty	Timurid dynasty
Father	Jahangir
Mother	Jagat Gosain
Religion	Sunni Islam

Life

Born on 23 September 1597, Luzzat was the youngest daughter of Prince Salim (later Jahangir), the eldest surviving son of Mughal Emperor Akbar.^[1][2] Her mother was the Rathore princess, Jagat Gosain (Bilqis Makani in official chronicles), the tenth daughter of Udai Singh Rathore, the Raja of Marwar. She was born at Kashmir on the return journey of the Royal entourage of her grandfather, Akbar, towards Lahore.^[1]

She had two older full-siblings, Begum Sultan, who died infancy and Prince Khurram, who succeeded their father to throne.

Death

Luzzat-un-Nissa died at the age of 5, c. 1603, during the rebellion of her father.^[2]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Luzzat-un-Nissa Begum

8. Nasir-ud-din Muhammad Humayun, Mughal Emperor[3] 4. Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, Mughal Emperor[4] 9. Hamida Banu Begum[3] 2. Nur-ud-din Muhammad Jahangir, Mughal Emperor[5] 10. Bharmal, Raja of Amber[6] 5. Mariam-uz-Zamani[7] 11. Rani Champavati Solanki[8][9] 1. Luzzat-un-Nissa Begum 12. Maldeo, Rao of Marwar[10] 6. Udai Singh, Raja of Marwar[11] 13. Swarup Devi of Khairawa[12] 3. Jagat Gosain[5] 14. Askaran, Raja of Narwar[13] (nephew of 10) 7. Manrang Devi[14]