Zeb-un-Nissa
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For the folk singer, see Zeb-un-Nissa (singer).
Zeb-un-Nissa (Persian: زیب النساء)[1] (15 February 1638 – 26 May 1702)[2] was a Mughal princess and the eldest child of Emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort, Dilras Banu Begum. She was also a poet, who wrote under the pseudonym of "Makhfi" (مخفی, "Hidden, Disguised, Concealed One").
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Zeb-un-Nissa | |
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Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire | |
Born | 15 February 1638 Daulatabad, Mughal Empire, present-day Aurangabad India |
Died | 26 May 1702(1702-05-26) (aged 64) Delhi, Mughal Empire, present-day India |
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House | Timurid |
Father | Aurangzeb |
Mother | Dilras Banu Begum |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Imprisoned by her father in the last 20 years of her life at Salimgarh Fort, Delhi, Princess Zeb-un-Nissa is remembered as a poet, and her writings were collected posthumously as Diwan-i-Makhfi (Persian: ديوانِ مخفى) - "Complete (Poetical) Works of Makhfi".[3]