Ruquaiya Begun was childless

I know recent tweet of Zee Tv says Ruquaiya will be seen pregnant, but I hardly doubt the pregnancy will last because as per historical records, Ruquaiya was a childless woman. If she was ever pregnant, none of the pregnancies lasted, which is why she was highly fond of Jahangir when he was born to Hira Bai/Jodha, and fonder still of his son Khurram (Shah Jahan). Records say that Ruquaiya adopted Akbar's grandson Khurram after he was born, taking him from his birth mother (Princess Manmati) and raising him herself with the permission of Akbar.

If this serial shows Ruquaiya having a child herself, it will be a major historical blooper! But this is an Ekta Kapoor show, so I highly doubt the pregnancy will last. 😆

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruqaiya_Sultan_Begum

At the age of nine, Princess Ruqaiya married her first cousin, Akbar, in November of 1551 at Kabul, Afghanistan, shortly after her husband's first appointment as a Viceroy in the province of Ghazni, Afghanistan.^[9] The marriage was arranged by Ruqaiya's uncle and Akbar's father, Emperor Humayun, and took place soon after the untimely death of Ruqaiya's father, Hindal Mirza, who died in a battle.^[10] Upon their marriage, Humayun conferred on the young couple, all the wealth of his deceased younger brother, Hindal, and, Ghazni, which was one of Hindal's jagir, was given to his nephew and son-in-law, Akbar, to whom were also transferred Hindal's army and adherents.^[10][11]

Ruqaiya became Empress of the Mughal Empire at the age of fourteen years following her husband's accession to the throne in 1556. As empress, she bore the exalted title of Padshah Begum, a title reserved for the first lady of the Empire and the Emperor's principal consort and therefore, rightly bestowed upon Ruqaiya.^[12]

Akbar's profound love and affection for his wife came to the fore in his early middle-age, when he stated that had he been wiser earlier in his life, he would not have married more than once. He regretted to have ever taken another wife apart from Ruqaiya, and even went so far as to recommend monogamy, saying, "To seek more than one wife is to work one's own undoing. In case she [the wife] were barren or bore no son, it might then be expedient."^[13] Throughout her fifty three years of marriage, Ruqaiya remained childless, but assumed the primary responsibility for the upbringing of her grandson, Prince Khurram (the future Emperor Shah Jahan).^[14]

When Khurram was born in 1592 and was only six days old, Akbar ordered that prince be taken away from his mother and handed him over to Ruqaiya so that he could grow up under her care.^[3] Ruqaiya oversaw Khurram's education as well for she, unlike her husband, was well educated and fluent in many languages such as Turkish and Persian.^[15][16] Ruqaiya and Khurram, therefore, shared a close relationship much like the relationship that Akbar had shared with Khurram (the prince had been a favourite of his grandfather). Khurram's father and Ruqaiya's step-son, Jahangir, noted that Ruqaiya had loved Khurram "a thousand times more than if he had been her own son".

Yes.. Ruquiya was childless.. so either it was a false alarm or she might have a miscarriage..

Ruquiya actually gave birth to a girl child but it died few days after its birth. Yes ruku was childless but its true tht she gave birth to a girl which didn't survive. So if ekta shows tht it will be the truth.

@TM!I have read about Ruquaiya being pregnant but giving birth to a still born baby! (a girl)---so this new twist is not at all misplaced!- which might also explain why Jalal feels more sympathetic towards her later during their lives, when he allows her to take care of his grandchild!---