Bega “Haji” Begum

Birth: 1511
Iran
Death: 17 Jan 1582 (aged 70–71)
Old Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
Burial: Humayun's Tomb

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Memorial ID: 181803916 View Source

Consort of Emperor Humayun. After her husband's untimely death she orchestrated the construction of the Tomb of Humayun monument, which in turn inspired future Mughal monuments, most famously the Taj Mahal built by her step-grandson Emperor Shah Jahan I.

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1508–1556 (m. 1527)

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Aqiqa Sultan Begum

1531–1539

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