Mehr-un-nissa and her daughter, Ladli Begum, served as ladies-in-waiting to the empress for four years while earnestly endeavoring to please their imperial mistress.[25] The relationship that grew up between Ruqaiya and Mehr-un-nissa appears to have been an extremely tender one which remained so until Ruqaiya's death in 1626. The Dutch merchant, Pieter van den Broecke said: "This Begum [Ruqaiya] conceived a great affection for Mehr-un-Nissa; she loved her more than others and always kept her in her compan