Jul 4, 2024, 05:28 PM IST

Aurangzeb's daughter fell in love with this Hindu king

Varnika Srivastava

Zeb Nisa, Aurangzeb's daughter, was a highly intelligent and beautiful Mughal princess. Despite her beauty, she was imprisoned in Salimgarh Fort for 20 years due to her anger.

Zeb-un-Nisa remained unmarried throughout her life, but had secret lovers with two Hindu kings, falling in love only after hearing about them.

Zeb Un Nisa's marriage to Prince Suleman Shikoh, son of Shah Jahan's eldest son Dara Shikoh, was halted by Aurangzeb's defeat and subsequent capture of the kingdom.

Zeb Un Nisa fell in love with a Hindu king who defeated Mughals and established Bundela, a kingdom narrated in Bundelkhand, and had a Muslim deputy wife, Ruhani Bai.

Aurangzeb, a prominent figure in Bundelkhand, was shocked by Zeb-un-Nisa's secret love for Chhatrasal Bundela, a ruler of Panna, leading to his imprisonment.

Aurangzeb imprisoned his daughter, believing she supported his son Akbar's rebellion against him, leading to her imprisonment.

Zeb-un-Nissa, after 20 years of imprisonment, died after a seven-day illness on May 26, 1702. She was buried in Tis Hazari, but her grave was destroyed by a railway track.

This information is not DNA's opinion but obtained from media reports