Begum (name)

Begum is a female title which is also used in Mirza families/lineages, Daughter of Beg or Wife of Beg, a given name and surname.

Historic title

Some examples of women with the title of Begum for example Nawabs of Bhopal or Begum of Bhopal.

Women with the title Begum include:

  • Khanzada Begum (c.1478  1545), a Timurid princess and the eldest daughter of Umar Shaikh Mirza II, the amir of Ferghana
  • Maham Begum (died 1534), Empress Consort of Mughal Empire, third wife and chief consort of Babur, Queen Mother of Mughal Empire
  • Aisha Sultan Begum, Empress consort of Ferghana Valley and Samarkand as the first wife of Emperor Babur
  • Zainab Sultan Begum, Empress consort of Ferghana Valley and Kabul as the second wife of the first Emperor Babur.
  • Masuma Sultan Begum (died 1509), Empress consort of Ferghana Valley and Samarkand as the fourth wife of Emperor Babur
  • Gulbadan Begum (c.1523  1603), Mughal princess and the youngest daughter of Emperor Babur
  • Yakhan Begum, a Karkiya princess, daughter of the last Karkiya ruler Khan Ahmad Khan (r. 1538–1592)
  • Bega Begum (c.1511  1582), Empress consort of the Mughal Empire and first and chief consort of the second Mughal emperor Humayun
  • Hamida Banu Begum (c.1527  1604), Empress Consort of the Mughal Empire as wife of emperor Humayun, Queen mother of Mughal Empire
  • Mah Chuchak Begum (died 1564), wife of the second Mughal emperor Humayun
  • Bakshi Banu Begum (born 1540), Mughal princess and was the second daughter of Emperor Humayun
  • Bakht-un-Nissa Begum (c.1547  1608), a Mughal princess, the daughter of Mughal emperor Humayun
  • Wali Nimat Mariam-uz-Zamani Begum (c.1542  1623), Empress Consort, chief and favorite wife of Mughal Emperor Akbar (1562–1605) and Queen Mother of Mughal Empire
  • Ruqaiya Sultan Begum (c.1542  1626), first and chief wife of Mughal Emperor Akbar
  • Salima Sultan Begum (c.1538  1613), third wife and chief consort of Mughal emperor Akbar and Empress consort of Mughal Emperor Akbar
  • Shakr-un-Nissa Begum (c.1571  1653), Mughal princess, daughter of Mughal emperor Akbar
  • Aram Banu Begum (c.1584  1624), a Mughal princess, youngest daughter of Mughal Emperor Akbar
  • Shah Begum (c.1570  1604), first and chief wife of Prince Salim, future, Emperor Jahangir
  • Nur-un-Nissa Begum, (born c.1570), a Timurid princess, the daughter of Ibrahim Husain Mirza, wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir
  • Saliha Banu Begum (died 1620), Empress consort of the Mughal Empire as the wife of Emperor Jahangir
  • Hoshmand Banu Begum, Mughal princess, granddaughter of Mughal emperor Jahangir and daughter of crowned prince Khusrau Mirza
  • Bahar Banu Begum, Mughal princess, daughter of Mughal emperor Jahangir
  • Kandahari Begum (born 1593), first wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
  • Jahanara Begum (1614–1681), Mughal princess and the eldest daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan
  • Roshanara Begum (1617–1671), Mughal princess and the second daughter of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
  • Gauhar Ara Begum (1631–1706), Mughal princess and the fourteenth and youngest child of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
  • Nadira Banu Begum (1618–1659), Mughal princess and the wife of Crown prince Dara Shikoh
  • Jahanzeb Banu Begum (died 1705), Mughal princess and the chief consort of Muhammad Azam Shah
  • Badshah Begum (c.1703  1789), Empress consort of the Mughal Empire as the first wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah
  • Ghaseti Begum, the eldest daughter of Alivardi Khan, Nawab of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa during 1740-1758
  • Begum Hazrat Mahal (c.1820  1879), also called as Begum of Awadh, was the second wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
  • Lutfunnisa Begum, the second wife of Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal

Contemporary (20th-century title)

  • Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan (1906–2000), fourth and last wife of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III
  • Mah Parwar Begum (died 1941), Queen of Afghanistan

Given name

  • Begum Akhtar (1914–1974), Indian singer of Ghazal, Dadra, and Thumri genres of Hindustani classical music
  • Begum Ishrat Ashraf, Pakistani politician
  • Begüm Dalgalar (born 1988), Turkish basketball player
  • Begum Tabassum Hasan (born 1979), Indian politician
  • Begüm Kütük (born 1980), Turkish actress and model
  • Begum Khurshid Mirza (1918–1989), Pakistani television actress and film actress
  • Begum Para (1926–2008), Indian Hindi film actress
  • Begum Rokeya, Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educationist
  • Begum Samru, Indian politician
  • Sharmila Tagore (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana), Indian film actress

Middle name

  • Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı (born 2001), Turkish aerobic gymnast
  • Rahil Begum Sherwani (1894–1982), founder of the All India Women's Muslim League

Last name

  • Ameena Begum, American Sufi
  • Amena Begum, Bangladeshi politician
  • Apsana Begum, British Labour Party politician
  • Bahar Begum (born c.1942), Pakistani film actress
  • Doly Begum, Canadian politician
  • Fatima Begum, Indian actor
  • Fatima Begum (politician) (1890–1958), respected woman of the Pakistan Movement
  • Fatima Sughra Begum (died 2017), Pakistani activist and figure in Pakistani politics
  • Fatma Begum, Indian actress, director, and screenwriter
  • Firoza Begum (singer) (1930–2014), Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer
  • Humaira Begum (1918–2002), last Afghanistan Queen consort
  • Julaiha Begum (1948–2001), Singaporean murderer
  • Maleka Begum (born 1944), Bangladeshi feminist, author, academic
  • Mehnaz Begum (1958–2013), Pakistani singer
  • Michael Begum, better known as BrolyLegs, professional video game player
  • Momtaz Begum, Bangladeshi folk singer
  • Momtaz Begum-Hossain (born 1981), English journalist
  • Mubarak Begum, Indian singer
  • Mumtaz Begum (activist) (1923  1967), Bengali language activist
  • Mumtaz Begum (actress) (born 1923), Indian Bollywood actress
  • Mumtaz Begum (politician) (born 1956), former mayor of Bangalore
  • Mumtaz Begum Jehan Dehlavi (1933  1969), Indian film actress
  • Munni Begum Urdu Pakistani ghazal singer
  • Naseem Begum (1936–1971), Pakistani film playback singer
  • Rehana Begum, Indian artisan
  • Ruqsana Begum (born 1983), English kickboxer and boxer
  • Shamima Begum, one of three British teenagers who married ISIS terrorists.
  • Shamshad Begum (1919–2013), Indian "playback" singer
  • Sharmeena Begum (born 1999), left the United Kingdom to join the ISIL in December 2014
  • Zubeida Begum (1926–1952), Indian film actress

See also

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