Maryam Begum (Persian: مریم بیگم) was a Safavid princess, who was a daughter of shah Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576) and in 1577 married the Kia'i ruler Khan Ahmad Khan—they later had an unnamed son and daughter named Yakhan Begum. Maryam Begum died in 1608/9.
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| Subject | Maryam Begum |
| Category | 16th century Safavid princess, daughter of Shah Tahmasp I |
| Reading time | 1 min · Intermediate |
| Key date | 1577 |
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