. English: Jahanzeb 'Jani' Banu Begum (d. 1705) was a Mughal princess as the daughter of Crown Prince Dara Shikoh and his consort Nadira Banu Begum. Affectionately known as Jani Begum, she was also the granddaughter of Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal. The Italian writer and traveller, Niccolao Manucci, who worked under her father, described her as being beautiful and courageous. In 1669, she married her first cousin, Prince Azam Shah, the heir apparent to Emperor Aurangzeb who briefly became Mughal Emperor in 1707. 30 April 2010, 16:37:01. Unknown 265 Jahanzeb Banu Begum

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