Kandahari Begum
| Kandahari Begum | |
|---|---|
| Safavid princess Queen of the Mughal Empire Zan-i-Kalan | |
portrait of either Nur Jahan or Kandahari | |
| Born | c. 1593 Kandahar, Kabul Subah, Mughal Empire (modern-day Afghanistan) |
| Burial | Kandahari Bagh, Agra |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Parhez Banu Begum |
| House | Safavid (by birth) Timurid (by marriage) |
| Father | Sultan Muzaffar Husain Mirza Safavi |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Kandahari Begum (also spelled Qandahari Begum; c. 1593 – ?; also known as Kandahari Mahal; meaning "Lady from Kandahar") was the first wife of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and the mother of his first child, Princess Parhez Banu Begum.