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Bega Begum (c. 1511 – 17 January 1582) was Empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 26 December 1530 to 17 May 1540 and 22 February 1555 to 27 January 1556 as the first wife and chief consort of the second Mughal emperor Humayun. She was known as Zan-i-Kalan being the first wife of Humayun and was also known as Haji Begum after she performed the Hajj pilgrimage.. Bega Begum began the tradition of commissioning monuments in the Mughal Empire when she had her husband's mausoleum ...
Bega Begum was Empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 26 December 1530 to 17 May 1540 and 22 February 1555 to 27 January 1556 as the first wife and chief consort of the second Mughal emperor Humayun. She was known as Zan-i-Kalan being the first wife of Humayun and was also known as Haji Begum after she performed the Hajj pilgrimage.
Mar 8, 2020 · “Bega Begum, now, is standing in the headwind of an unsettling storm. She has always been very close to her nephew, whom she helped raise for ten years in Kabul after the early deaths of her own children. Akbar, who has a strong bond with all the older women of his family, is always indebted to the care she lavished on him as a child,” Mukhoty writes.
Jul 23, 2020 · Bega Begum Imprisoned by Sher Shah Suri. In 1539, Bega followed her husband to Chausa in Bengal. Sher Shah Suri ordered his men to arrest her as a prisoner. It was a well planned surprise attack on the Mughal territory by the forces of Sher Shah Sur. Niccolao Manucci has mentioned in his book that Bega was the only Mughal Empress who was imprisoned.
Bega Begum (c. 1511 – 17 January 1582) was Empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 26 December 1530 to 17 May 1540 and 22 February 1555 to 27 January 1556 as the first wife and chief consort of the second...
Begum Malika-uz-Zamani, wife of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah.. Begum (also begüm, bagum, begom, begam, baigum or beygum) is a royal and aristocratic title from Central and South Asia. It is the feminine equivalent of the title baig or bey, which in Turkic languages means "higher official". It usually refers to the wife or daughter of a beg. The related form begzada (daughter of a beg) also occurs.. In the Indian subcontinent, particularly in Delhi, Hyderabad, Sindh, Punjab, Khyber ...
Nov 30, 2019 · Bega Begum was the first of the Mughal women to become a builder, and many would follow to build mausoleums, mosques, madrasas, seminaries, bazaars and gardens. Humayun’s Tomb introduced India to the Persian style of a domed mausoleum set in the centre of a landscaped char-bagh garden, which would reach its peak with the Taj Mahal. Built near the dargah (mausoleum) of the Sufi saint Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya, the mausoleum complex became the graveyard for many members of the dynasty. ...
Hamida Banu Begum was born c. 1527 to a family of Persian descent. Her father, Shaikh Ali Akbar Jami, a Shia, was a preceptor to Mughal prince Hindal Mirza, the youngest son of the first Mughal emperor, Babur.Ali Akbar Jami was also known as Mian Baba Dost, who belonged to the lineage of Ahmad Jami Zinda-fil.Hamida Banu's mother was Maah Afroz Begum, who married Ali Akbar Jami in Paat, Sindh.As suggested by her lineage, Hamida was a devout Muslim.
Bega Begum (c. 1511 17 January 1582) was Empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 26 December 1530 to 17 May 1540 and 22 February 1555 to 27 January 1556 a...
Jun 21, 2019 · Three days later, Humayun’s first wife, Bega Begum, arrived in Agra from Kabul — and was soon pregnant. Promptly, Maywa-jan declared herself with child too, sending Maham into ecstasy.
