Originally posted by: Mallika-E-Bhais
The Emperor, esp an Absolute Ruler like Jalal/Akbar was, could DO ANYTHING.He can make a maid a Begum, a Begum a maid. His word is Law. And nothing more can be said & no-one dared to anyway.😆 Yeah but then there was something called the religious doctrine and the royal snub. Just as history states that Jodha did convert similarly we do see royal blood getting better of love. Eg Princess Diana-Charles and the cook marrying the Jaipur Princess.😆😆 The royal concubine son could never become the heir to the throne. They always had less rights than the begum's children.
But what makes it in-congruous here is that, Akbar was known to be highly class-conscious! When they go against basic character traits in a historical it makes me too un-comfortable.Yeap he was and this is annoying.He can make her a concubine, no deal at all. But a WIFE? NOPE.Exactly my point😳