Please read.. its long but it is interesting. U may skip some inimportant parts as i have just copy pasted whole article for the sake of preserving as much authenticity as possible.
it is wikipedia's article and it has been edited... i can say ds bcz i read it jst 10 days back... The start and the end and some mid section is correct but the part where Akbar loving jodha or mariam is given wasnt dre 10 days back... in fact it was clearly written that " as depicted by popular media as mariam being akbar's beloved is wrong. Ruqaiyya sultan begum was his chief consort. Though she held an important position in the court."
And there was absolutely no mention of her relation with Hamida banu begum. It is quiet distressing to see that people are editing popular website history just because of serial. Doesnt it look like ds serial's story. Also the language written is quite unofficial and has grammatical mistakes which clearly shows that it is not written by officials of wikipedia.
Here is the article of wikipedia- the highlighted lines show the contrary statements in the article.
Mariam uz-Zamani (Other names: Rukmavati Bai, Harkha Bai) was a wife of Mughal Emperor Akbar. Hira Kunwari, was the eldest daughter of Raja Bhar Mal of Amer. She was also the sister of Bhagwandas and the aunt of Man Singh I of Amber, who later became one the nine jewels (Navaratnas) in the court of Akbar.
Life
In a marriage of political alliance, Mariam uz-Zamani was married to Akbar on February 9, 1562 at Sambhar, Rajasthan, India. She was 22 days older than her husband. She became a secondary wife of Akbar after Empress Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, who was Akbar's first wife and chief consort, and Empress Salima Sultan Begum, the widow of his most trusted general, Bairam Khan. As per the custom of renaming a Hindu wife, Hira Kunwari was given the title Mariam ul-Zamani ("Mary of the Age"). .
Contrary to what is depicted in some media, she was never Akbar's favourite nor his beloved.
As, she was a Hindu Empress,she remained a devotee of lord Krishna.She gave birth to the next Mughal Emperor Jahangir and received the title of 'Mariam-uz-Zamani,which means 'Mary of the age'.
At the beginnining of the marriage Mariam never loved Akbar,but Akbar beloved her from the beginning.She took part in the royal debates that were held in the DIWANE-KHAS infront of Akbar and other important ministers with other high-ranked(in harem) begums(like-Ruqaiya sultan begum,salima sultan begum,etc...).she was the most dearest and nearest begum of Akbar. Ruqaiya was also a favourite of Akbar,but as Ruqaiya was the cousin of Akbar she could not bore any child/children to her.Mariam was also the favourite of her Mother-in-law(Hamida Banu Begum) because of her politeness and brilliancy.MARIAM always respected and obeyed her.Mariam was involved in the court politics till Nur Jahan became the Empress.Mariam never lived in the Mughal Harem with other begums,Akbar built a separate palace for her.
Jahangir gave Mariam uz-Zamani the ships that carried Haj pilgrims to and from the Islamic holy city Mecca. In 1613, her ship, the Rahm was seized by Portuguese pirates along with the 600-700 passengers and the cargo. When the Portuguese officially refused to return the ship and the passengers, the outcry at the Moghul court was quite severe. Mariam uz-Zamani's son, the Indian emperor Jahangir, ordered the seizure of the Portuguese town Daman. This episode is considered to be an example of the struggle for wealth that would later ensue and lead to colonization of the Indian sub-continent.
Mariam ul-Zamani died in 1623. As per her last wishes, a vav or step well was constructed by Jahangir. Her tomb, built in 1611, is on the Tantpur road now known as in Jyoti Nagar. She was buried according to Islamic custom. The Mosque of Mariyam Zamani Begum was built by her son Nuruddin Salim Jahangir and is situated in the Walled City of Lahore, present day Pakistan, while Mariam's Tomb is situated at Agra, which was also built by Jahangir. The tomb's location reduced its chances of becoming a tourist attraction, but likewise, its lack of visibility meant it fell into a state of disrepair.
Also if u read this article about Ruqaiyya -
Ruqaiyya Sultan Begum(Arabic: '; also spelled as Ruqayya, Ruqayyah) (1542 - 19 January 1626) was Empress of the Mughal Empire as the first wife and chief consort of Emperor Akbar. She was also the longest serving Mughal Empress having a tenure of over 49 years.
Ruqaiya was born a Mughal princess (Shahzadi) and was the only daughter of Mughal prince Hindal Mirza, who was Akbar's paternal uncle as well. She was also the granddaughter of Emperor Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire and the first Mughal Emperor, as well as the niece of the second Mughal Emperor Humayun.
As the Emperor's chief wife, Ruqaiya wielded major influence over Akbar and played a crucial role in negotiating a settlement between her husband and her step-son, Jahangir, when the father-son's relationship turned sour in the early 1600s, eventually helping to pave the way for Jahangir's accession to the throne.
Family
Shahzadi Ruqaiya Sultan Begum was born into the Timurid dynasty as a Mughal princess, and was the only daughter of Mughal prince Hindal Mirza, the youngest and favourite son of the first Mughal emperor Babur from his wife Dildar Begum. Ruqaiya's mother, Sultanam Begum, was the daughter of Muhammad Musa Khwaja and the younger sister of Mahdi Khwaja, who was the brother-in-law of Emperor Babur, being the husband of his sister, Khanzada Begum. Ruqaiya's eldest paternal uncle was the Emperor Humayun, who later became her father-in-law as well, while her paternal aunt was Gulbadan Begum, the author of Humayun Nama ("Book of Humayun") which is the account of the life of Humayun.
Being the granddaughter of Emperor Babur and a Timurid princess, Ruqaiya, as well as her first cousin, Akbar, were descendants of the lines of the highest Central Asian aristocracy: Timur or Tamerlane the Great through his son Miran Shah, and Genghis Khan through his son Chagatai Khan.
As it was customary for a Mughal princess, Ruqaiya was well educated (unlike her husband) and was fluent in many languages such as the difficult Turki language (which was a Chughtai language), Persian, Arabic and Urdu.
Marriage
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. 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. 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.
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.
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." 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).
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. Ruqaiya oversaw Khurram's education as well for she, unlike her husband, was well educated. 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". Khurram also entrusted to Ruqaiya, his first child, Princess Parhez Banu Begum, who was born to his first wife Kandahari Begum (a Safavid princess).
Despite the fact that she did not bear him any children, she was Akbar's beloved wife and his only consort who had the best claim of being his utmost favourite.
She was always kept in high regard by her husband as he great respect and affection for her. Ruqaiya was thus, the most senior and highest ranked figure in the imperial harem and at Court during her husband's reign as well as in his successor's (Jahangir) reign. Thereby, she took precedence over every other wife of Akbar, not only because she was his chief consort but also because she was his only wife who was the most supreme in terms of birth, being herself a Timurid princess and thus, belonging to the Timurid dynasty. Her step-son, Jahangir, whom Ruqaiya greatly supported as her husband's successor, also had great respect and affection for his step-mother and fondly speaks of her in his memoirs.
The Empress also took active part in court politics and had major political influence over the Emperor. The extent of this influence was displayed in the early 1600s, when Ruqaiya played a crucial role in negotiating a settlement between her husband and her step-son, Jahangir, when their relationship had turned sour, eventually helping to pave the way for Jahangir's accession to the throne. Ruqaiya also owned trading ships which carried out overseas trade of the Empire. Apart from her own palace at Fatehpur Sikri, Ruqaiya owned palaces outside the fort in Agra, near the Jamuna river, a privilege given to Mughal princesses only and sometimes to empresses who were kept in high esteem. Ruqaiya was both.
In 1607, Ruqaiya went for a pilgrimage to the mausoleum of her father Hindal, in Kabul, while being accompanied by Jahangir and Khurram. Within the same year, Sher Afghan Quli Khan, the jagirdar of Burdwan died and his widowed wife, Mihrunnissa (later Empress Nur Jahan) was summoned to Agra by Jahangir to act as lady-in-waiting to the now Dowager Empress, Ruqaiya. Given the precarious political connections of Sher Afghan before his death, his family was in great danger and therefore for her own protection, Mihrunnissa needed to be at the court in Agra.
Ruqaiya, having been the late Emperor Akbar's principal wife and being the most senior woman in the harem was by stature, and ability, the most capable of providing the protection that Mihrunnissa needed at the Mughal court. Together with her daughter, Ladli Begum, they served as ladies-in-waiting to the Empress for four years while earnestly endeavouring to please their imperial mistress. The relationship that grew up between Ruqaiya and Mihrunnissa appears to have been an extremely tender one which remained so until Ruqaiya's death in 1626. The Dutch merchant, Pieter van den Broecke said: "This Begum [Ruqaiya] conceived a great affection for Mehr-un-Nissa; she loved her more than others and always kept her in her company."
Death
Ruqaiya died in 1626, at the age of eighty four having outlived her husband by twenty years. She was buried on the fifteenth level in the Gardens of Babur (Bagh-e-Babur) in Kabul, which is also the resting place of her grandfather, Emperor Babur and her father, Hindal Mirza. Her tomb was built by her grandson, Emperor Shah Jahan.
While recording her death in his autobiography, Jahangir fondly speaks of Ruqaiya and makes note of her exalted status as Akbar's chief wife and the unmatched position she held in her husband's lifeEdited by katrina75 - 11 years ago
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