Zainab Sultan Begum
| Zainab Sultan Begum | |
|---|---|
| Timurid princess Queen consort of the Ferghana Valley Queen consort of the Kabul | |
Zainab shown top right, accepting homage | |
| Died | c. 1506–07 |
| Spouse | |
| House | Timurid (by birth) |
| Father | Sultan Mahmud Mirza |
| Mother | Khanzada Begum |
| Religion | Islam |
Zainab Sultan Begum was Queen consort of Ferghana Valley and Kabul as the second wife of Emperor Babur. Like two of her husband's other wives, Aisha Sultan Begum and Masuma Sultan Begum, she was a direct cousin of Babur.
She was one of the first Mughal cousins to marry among the own family, which later became a common practice, which would be especially be followed by Humayun, the second Mughal emperor who succeeded Babur after his death in 1530.