Mirza Ghiyas Beg

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Mirza Ghiyas Beg was a prominent Mughal statesman and the father of Empress Nur Jahan, whose influence at court and high-ranking positions made him a key figure in the empire’s political and cultural life.

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Mirza Ghiyas Beg canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal statesman
administrator
courtier
nobleman
politician
alsoKnownAs Itimad-ud-Daulah
Iʿtimād al-Dawla
associatedWith Agra Fort
Mughal imperial harem politics
burialPlace Agra
Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah
linked to: Itimad-ud-Daulah
child Nur Jahan
countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire
culture Mughal
linked to: Mughal period

Persian
dateOfDeath 1622
dynastyServed Mughal dynasty
employer Mughal court
ethnicGroup Persian
fatherOf Asaf Khan III
gender male
influenced Mughal court politics under Jahangir
knownFor being father of Empress Nur Jahan
holding the title Itimad-ud-Daulah
rising from impoverished immigrant to high Mughal office
languageSpoken Persian
legacy patronage that contributed to early Mughal marble architecture
monarchServed Akbar
Jahangir
notableFamilyMember Asaf Khan III
Jahangir
Nur Jahan
notableWork administrative and financial reforms in the Mughal Empire
occupation statesman
treasurer
vizier
placeOfBirth Tehran region (traditional attribution)
linked to: Rayy region
placeOfDeath Agra
placeOfOrigin Persia
positionHeld Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire
Prime Minister under Emperor Jahangir
high-ranking Mughal noble
relativeByMarriage Jahangir
religion Islam
sonInLaw Jahangir
spouse Asmat Begum
timePeriod early 17th century
late 16th century

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Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb builtFor Mirza Ghiyas Beg
Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb commemorates Mirza Ghiyas Beg
Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb burialPlaceOf Mirza Ghiyas Beg
Diwanji Begum spouse Mirza Ghiyas Beg
Diwanji Begum relative Mirza Ghiyas Beg
Mihr-un-Nissa father Mirza Ghiyas Beg
Noor Jahan father Mirza Ghiyas Beg
Baby Taj builtFor Mirza Ghiyas Beg
Baby Taj burialPlaceOf Mirza Ghiyas Beg
Baby Taj hasPrimaryOccupant Mirza Ghiyas Beg