Ruqaiya Sultan Begum
Empress Consort of Mughal Emperor Akbar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ruqaiya Sultan Begum (alternatively spelled Ruqayya or Ruqayyah; c. 1542–1626) was the first wife and one of the chief consorts of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar.[2][3]
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Born | c. 1542 |
Died | 1626 (aged 84)[1] Agra, Mughal Empire |
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House | Timurid dynasty |
Dynasty | Mughal dynasty |
Father | Hindal Mirza |
Mother | Sultanam Begum |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Ruqaiya was a first cousin of her husband and was a Mughal princess by birth. Her father, Hindal Mirza, was the youngest brother of Akbar's father, Humayun. She was betrothed to Akbar at the age of nine and married him at 14, but remained childless throughout her marriage. She was being the first wife also known as Zan-i-Kalan.[citation needed] In later life she raised Akbar and Mariam-uz-Zamani's grandson, Khurram (the future emperor Shah Jahan).