cash and goods as a sachaq to Mirza Ghiyas Beg's quarters, which were accompanied by most of the great Amirs. A large elaborate celebration was held at Ghiyas Beg's quarters. Jahangir, accompanied by the ladies of the imperial harem, also went to his quarters. The marriage took place on 23 April 1621 and was performed at Ghiyas Beg's house. Here again, Jahangir, accompanied by the ladies of the imperial harem, joined in the celebrations. Several ceremonies were held, the putting on of henna took place in the home of Jahangir’s mother, Mariam-uz-Zamani, and the marriage feast itself took place in the home of Itimaduddaula. After eight had elapsed of Thursday night, the wedding took place under favorable auspices. Muhammad Sharif Mutamid Khan, who observed the events first hand, believed that Nur Jahan's manoeuvrings were jeopardising the security of the state. On 13 September 1623, Mihr-un-nissa gave birth to the couple's only child, a daughter named Arzani Begum, also known as Lardili Begum and Wali Begum. When Jahangir died on 28 October 1627, her husband Shahryar ascended the throne at Lahore, as her mother Nur Jahan had desired. Shah Jahan ascended the throne on 19 January 1628, and on 23 January, he ordered the execution of Shahryar, Prince Daniyal Mirza's sons Tahmuras Mirza and Hoshang Mirza, and Prince Khusrau Mirza's sons Dawar Bakhsh Mirza, and Garshasp Mirza. Life as a widow and death Ladli was a young widow of twenty-two when she along with her daughter settled with her mother at Lahore, who was put under house arrest. The three of them lived a simple and austere life. Nur Jahan died in 1645, and had herself buried close to her husband, Jahangir, in a separate mausoleum, which she had built from the funds she received from Emperor Shah Jahan. After her death, Ladli was buried beside her mother in her mausoleum. In literature Eminent Bengali writer Narayan Sanyal wrote a historical novel Ladli Begum based on Mihr-un-nissa. Mihr-un-nissa is a character in Indu Sundaresan's historical novel The Feast of Roses: A Novel (2003). Mihr-un-nissa is a character in Indu Sundaresan's historical novel The Indu Sundaresan Collection: The Twentieth Wife, Feast of Roses, and Shadow Princess (2013). References Bibliography 1605 births Indian female royalty Mughal nobility Indian people of Pashtun descent Year of death unknown Women of the Mughal Empire 17th-century Indian women 17th-century Indian people