Zeb-un-Nissa

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Zeb-un-Nissa was a Mughal princess and noted Persian-language poet renowned for her literary works and intellectual pursuits in 17th-century India.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal princess
Persian-language poet
patron of learning
writer
burialPlace Zeb-un-Nissa’s tomb, Delhi
countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire
court Mughal court of Aurangzeb
culture Indo-Persian
dateOfBirth 1638
dateOfDeath 1702
dynasty Mughal dynasty NERFINISHED
educatedIn Islamic theology
Persian literature
Quranic studies
astronomy
philosophy
ethnicGroup Mughal NERFINISHED
father Aurangzeb NERFINISHED
fullName Zeb-un-Nissa Begum NERFINISHED
genre ghazal
mystical poetry
knownFor Persian poetry
intellectual pursuits
patronage of scholars
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
Persian
Turki
meaningOfPenName the Hidden One
mother Dilras Banu Begum NERFINISHED
movement Sufism
notableWork Diwan-i-Makhfi
occupation calligrapher
poet
scholar
patronage poets
scholars
penName Makhfi
placeOfBirth Daulatabad
placeOfDeath Delhi
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
sexOrGender female
sibling Muhammad Akbar
Muhammad Azam Shah
Zinat-un-Nissa
Zubdat-un-Nissa
style Sufi-influenced love poetry
timePeriod 17th century

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Aurangzeb
Dilras Banu Begum
child
Dilras Banu Begum
motherOf
Muhammad Akbar
sibling

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