Zeb-un-Nissa
| Zeb-un-Nissa | |
|---|---|
| Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire | |
| Born | 15 February 1638 Daulatabad, Mughal Empire, present-day Aurangabad India |
| Died | 26 May 1702 (aged 64) Delhi, Mughal Empire, present-day India |
| Burial | |
| House | Timurid |
| Father | Aurangzeb |
| Mother | Dilras Banu Begum |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Zeb-un-Nissa (Persian: زیب النساء) (15 February 1638 – 26 May 1702) was a Mughal princess and the eldest child of Emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort, Dilras Banu Begum. She was also a poet, who wrote under the pseudonym of Makhfi (مخفی, "Hidden, Disguised, Concealed One").
Imprisoned by her father in the last 20 years of her life at salim fort, agra, Delhi, Princess Zeb-un-Nissa is remembered as a poet, and her writings were collected posthumously as Diwan-i-Makhfi (Persian: ديوانِ مخفى) - "Complete (Poetical) Works of Makhfi".