Early Life
Nadira Banu Begum was born a Mughal princess as the daughter of Sultan Parvez Mirza, the second son of Emperor Jahangir and his wife Iffat Jahan Banu Begum. The princess' paternal grandparents were Emperor Jahangir and his second wife Sahib-i-Jamal. Nadira's paternal uncle was Emperor Shah Jahan, who later became her father-in-law. Nadira Bagum was considered to be rather beautiful, and considerably intelligent. Her husband-to-be was reportedly eager for the marriage and they had a good relationship throughout his turbulent life.
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