Ladli Begum

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Ladli Begum (b. 1594) was the daughter of Nur Jahan (Mehrunnisa) and her first husband Sher Afghan.

Ladli's father (Sher Afghan) was killed in 1607. Her mother later wed the Mughal Emperor Jehangir and took the name Nur Jahan. As the favourite wife of Jehangir, Nur Jahan used her great influence to arrange the marriage of Ladli with Shahryar, son of Jehangir by a different wife. Thus, Ladli came to wed her mother's stepson.[1]

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  1. ^ Meri, Josef W. (2006). Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis, 568-569. ISBN 0415966914. 
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