Zeenat Mahal
| Zeenat Mahal | |
|---|---|
| Empress consort of the Mughal Empire Begum Sahiba | |
Zeenat Mahal's supposed only known photograph, possibly the only photograph that exists of any Mughal empress | |
| Padshah Begum | |
| Tenure | 19 November 1840 – 14 September 1857 |
| Predecessor | Badshah Begum |
| Successor | position abolished |
| Born | 1823 |
| Died | 17 July 1886 (aged 62–63) Rangoon, British Burma |
| Burial | Near the Mazar of Bahadur Shah, No. 6 Theatre Road, Yangon, Myanmar |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Mirza Jawan Bakht |
| House | Timurid |
Zeenat Mahal (1823 – 17 July 1886) was the only wife and de facto regent of the Mughal Kingdom on behalf of her husband, the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.