Shah Begum (lit. 'Royal Begum'; c. 1570 – 5 May 1605) was the first wife and chief consort of Prince Salim (later Emperor Jahangir). She was known as Zan-i-Kalan being the first wife of Salim. She was a Rajput princess by birth and committed suicide shortly before the succession of her husband to the royal throne. She was the mother of the eldest daughter and son of Prince Salim, Sultan-un-Nissa Begum and Khusrau Mirza.
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1570 (modern-day Rajasthan, India)
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5 May 1605 (aged 34) (modern-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
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