Nawab Bai

Born Raj Mahal in 1620, Nawab Bai was the daughter of Raja Tajuddin Khan of the Rajauri State in Kashmir, and belonged to the Jarral Muslim Rajput dynasty, coming of the Rajput clan. She married the Prince Aurangzeb, later the emperor of India. She was also the mother of Bahadur Shah I, the Mughal emperor who succeeded Aurangzeb.

Contributions

Nawab Bai built a palace (serai) at Fardapur at the foot of the Fardapur pass and also founded Baijipura, a suburb of Aurangabad. The misconduct of her sons, Muhammad Sultan and Muazzam, who disobeyed the Emperor under the influence of evil counselors, embittered her latter life. Her advice and even personal entreaty had no effect on Muazzam, who was at last placed under arrest.

Death

Nawab Bai seems to have lost her charms and her husband's favor rather early in life. It was so because Aurangzeb hated everything associated with Emperor Shahjahan and he had proposed Raja Tajudin of Rajouri for the hand of Raj Mahal Begum a.k.a. Nawab Bai to marry her with his son Prince Aurangzeb. She died in 1691 at Delhi, and as per her wish was buried next to the mazar of Shah Daula Sahib in Gujrat now in Pakistan.

Progeny

Together they had two sons and a daughter:

Muhammad Sultan (29 December 1639 - 14 December 1676)
Bahadur Shah I, Emperor of the Mughal Empire;
Shahzadi Badr un-nisa Begum (27 November 1647 - 9 April 1670).

References

↑ INDIA The Timurid Dynasty GENEALOGY

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