Manbhawati Bai

Shah Begum
Rajkuvri Man Bai of Amber

Tomb of Mann Bai alias
Shah Begum Sahiba Sahiba
Born 1572
Jaipur, India
Died 16 May, 1605 (aged 33)
Lahore
Spouse Salim (future Jahangir)
Issue Khusrau Mirza
Princess Nithar Begum
House Kachwahas of Amber
Father Raja Bhagwant Das
Mother Rani Sa Bhagawati Ji Sahiba

Manbhawati Bai (1572 - 16 May 1605) also known as Rajkumari Mann Bai, Shah Begum was the first wife of Shahzada Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim, future Mughal Emperor Jahangir, and the mother of Prince Khusrau Mirza. She was the niece and daughter-in-law to Mariam uz-Zamani, Akbar's chief consort and Salim's mother. Manbhawati Bai, had committed suicide in May 1605, by an overdose of opium amid the turmoil in the family and being caught between father and son. Her Tomb is in Khusrau Bagh in Allahabad. She lies there, amidst the tomb of her son Khusrau and her daughter Nithar Begum was married to Bahadur Khan Muki(Grand son of Adham Khan). His grandson was Dawar.

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