Bakshi Banu Begum
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Delhi
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Ibrahim Mirza(m. 1550; d. 1560)
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Mirza Sharif-ud-din Hussain(m. 1560; d. 1581)
| Bakshi Banu Begum | |
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| Shahzadi of Mughal Empire | |
| Born | September 1540 Delhi |
| Died | 1596 (aged 55–56) |
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| House | Timurid |
| Father | Humayun |
| Mother | Gunwar Bibi |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Bakshi Banu Begum (Persian: بخشی بانو بیگم; born September 1540—died 1596) was a Mughal princess and was the second daughter of Emperor Humayun and his consort Gunwar Bibi.[1] Bakshi Banu was thus the older half-sister of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
Bakshi Banu Begum was born in September 1540 in Delhi. Her mother was Bibi Gunwar. Gulbadan Begum noted in 'Humayunama' that during Gunwar's pregnancy everyone said, 'a son will be born'.[2]
In 1543, she was part of the large group of Humayun loyalists who fell into the hands of Askari Mirza, Humayun's half-brother; her infant half-brother Akbar (born in 1542) was also part of the party.[3] In the depth of the winter of 1545, she was sent with Akbar from Qandahar to Kabul by the orders of her uncle, Askari Mirza; the two children were escorted by their attendants and foster mothers.[4]