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:

Aisha Sultan Begum, Queen consort of Ferghana Valley and Samarkand as the first wife of Emperor Babur
Aram Banu Begum, a Mughal princess, youngest daughter of Mughal Emperor Akbar
Badshah Begum (c. 1703 – 1789), Empress consort of the Mughal Empire 1721-1748 as the first wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah
Bahar Banu Begum, Mughal princess, daughter of Mughal emperor Jahangir
Bakht-un-Nissa Begum (c. 1547 - 1608), a Mughal princess, the daughter of Mughal emperor Humayun
Bakshi Banu Begum (born 1540), Mughal princess and was the second daughter of Emperor Humayun
Bega Begum (c. 1511 – 1582), Empress consort of the Mughal Empire 1530-1540 and 1555-1556 as the first wife and chief consort of the second Mughal emperor Humayun
Begum Hazrat Mahal (c. 1820 – 1879), also called as Begum of Awadh, was the second wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
Gauhar Ara Begum (1631–1706), Mughal princess and the fourteenth and youngest child of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
Ghaseti Begum, the eldest daughter of Alivardi Khan, Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa during 1740-1758
Gulbadan Begum (c. 1523 – 1603), Mughal princess and the youngest daughter of Emperor Babur
Hamida Banu Begum (c. 1527 – 1604), wife of the second Mughal emperor Humayun
Hoshmand Banu Begum, Mughal princess, granddaughter of Mughal emperor Jahangir
Jahanara Begum (1614–1681), Mughal princess and the eldest daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan
Jahanzeb Banu Begum (died 1705), Mughal princess and the chief consort of Muhammad Azam Shah
Kandahari Begum (1593 – ?), first wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
Khanzada Begum (c. 1478 – 1545), a Timurid princess and the eldest daughter of Umar Shaikh Mirza II, the amir of Ferghana
Lutfunnisa Begum, the second wife of Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal
Mah Chuchak Begum (died 1564), wife of the second Mughal emperor Humayun
Maham Begum (died 1534), Empress of Mughal Empire 1526-1530 as the third wife and chief consort of Babur
Masuma Sultan Begum (died 1509), Queen consort of Ferghana Valley and Samarkand as the fourth wife of Emperor Babur
Nadira Banu Begum (1618–1659), Mughal princess and the wife of Crown prince Dara Shukoh
Nur-un-Nissa Begum, (born c. 1570), a Timurid princess, the daughter of Ibrahim Husain Mirza. She was empress consort of the Mughal Empire as the wife of fourth Mughal emperor Jahangir
Roshanara Begum (1617–1671), Mughal princess and the second daughter of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and his chief consort, Empress Mumtaz Mahal.
Ruqaiya Sultan Begum (c. 1542 – 1626), empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 1557 to 1605 as the first wife and chief consort of the third Mughal emperor Akbar
Saliha Banu Begum (died 1620), Empress consort of the Mughal Empire as the wife of Emperor Jahangir
Shah Begum (c. 1570 - 1604), meaning 'The Royal Lady', was the first wife of Prince Salim Mirza future Emperor Jahangir
Shakr-un-Nissa Begum, Mughal princess, daughter of Mughal emperor Akbar
Salima Sultan Begum (1539–1613), fourth wife of Emperor Akbar
Yakhan Begum, a Karkiya princess, daughter of the last Karkiya ruler Khan Ahmad Khan (r. 1538–1592)
Zainab Sultan Begum, Queen consort of Ferghana Valley and Kabul as the second wife of the first Emperor Babur.

Contemporary (20th century title)

Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan (1906–2000), fourth and last wife of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III
Humaira Begum (1918–2002), wife and first cousin of King Mohammed Zahir Shah and the last Queen consort of Afghanistan
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 Samru, Indian politician
Begum Rokeya, Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educationist
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

Surname

Amena Begum, Bangladeshi politician
Ameena Begum, American Sufi
Apsana Begum, British Labour Party politician
Bahar Begum (born c. 1942), Pakistani film actress
Doly Begum, Canadian politician
Fatma Begum, Indian actress, director, and screenwriter
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
Firoza Begum (singer) (1930–2014), Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer
Maleka Begum (born 1944), Bangladeshi feminist, author, academic
Mehnaz Begum (1958–2013), Pakistani singer
Mubarak Begum, Indian singer
Mumtaz Begum (actress) (born 1923), Indian Bollywood actress
Mumtaz Begum (activist) (1923 – 1967), Bengali language activist
Mumtaz Begum Jehan Dehlavi (1933 – 1969), Indian film actress
Mumtaz Begum (politician) (born 1956), former mayor of Bangalore
Momtaz Begum, Bangladeshi folk singer
Momtaz Begum-Hossain (born 1981), English journalist
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
Sharmeena Begum (born 1999), left the United Kingdom to join the ISIL in December 2014
Shamima Begum, one of three British teenagers who married ISIS warriors. See Bethnal Green trio
Shamshad Begum (1919–2013), Indian "playback" singer
Zubeida Begum (1926–1952), Indian film actress

Historic title

Given name

Middle name

Surname

See also