Gauharara Begum

Deceased Person

1631 – 1706

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Who was Gauharara Begum?

Gauharara Begum aka Gauhar Ara Begum or Dahar Ara Begum, was an Imperial Princess of the Mughal Empire as the fourteenth and last child of the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, and his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

Mumtaz Mahal died giving birth to her. Gauharara, however, survived the birth and lived for another 75 years. Little is known about her and whether she was involved in the war of succession for her father's throne.

Gauharara died in 1706, at the age of 75, from natural causes or disease.

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Born
Jun 17, 1631
Burhanpur
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Died
1706
Delhi

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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