13 Facts About Khanzada Begum

Khanzada Begum was the elder sister of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire.

Khanzada Begum is frequently mentioned in the Baburnama, her brother's memoirs, and always with affection and respect.

Khanzada Begum's younger brother, Babur, was born five years after her birth in 1483, and went on to become the founder of the Mughal Empire of India as well as its first emperor.

Khanzada Begum was thus, a descendant of Genghis Khan from her maternal side and a descendant of Timur from her paternal side.

Khanzada Begum was divorced when Shaybani resolved to marry her Timurid niece, Khanzada Begum, as it is unlawful in Islam for both aunt and niece to be wedded to the same man.

In 1511, at the age of thirty-three, Khanzada Begum was returned to Babur at Kunduz by Shah Ismail I, with an escort of soldiers.

Khanzada Begum apparently did not have any children after her son with Shaybani.

Khanzada Begum took charge of Mahdi's younger sister, Sultanam Begum, when she was two years old.

Khanzada Begum loved Sultanam immensely as though she were her own daughter.

Khanzada Begum reared her sister-in-law to become the wife of her nephew, Prince Hindal Mirza, who was the youngest son of Babur from his wife Dildar Begum.

Mahdi Khwaja presented his brother-in-law, Hindal, with a large amount of dowry and Khanzada Begum gave extravagant gifts.

Khanzada Begum had been suffering from fever for three days which resulted in her death on the fourth day.

Khanzada Begum was portrayed by Drashti Dhami in the Hotstar Web series The Empire released on 27 August 2021.