Khanzada Begum (b. c.1478; d. 1545) was the elder sister of the Mughal emperor Babur. She finds mention in his memoir Baburnama and Gulbadan Begum’s Humayunama as a mediating and affectionate figure in the family. She was conferred with the title of Padshah Begum (First Lady of Empire) by Babur.
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