In an 18th-century genealogy of her clan (the Kachwahas) for example, she is referred to as 'Harkhan Champavati'. Later historical accounts give several suggestions for her birth name. Precious and Exalted Empress) and Mallika-e-Hindustan ( lit. Apart from the title of Mariam-uz-Zamani, she also bore two more glorious titles of Mallika-e-Muezamma ( lit. She would officially use the name Wali Nimat Mariam-uz-Zamani Begum Sahiba. This was the title by which she was referred to in contemporary Mughal chronicles, including Jahangir's autobiography, the Tuzk-e-Jahangiri. 'Mariam-uz-Zamani' was a prestigious title bestowed on her by Akbar on the occasion of their son Jahangir's birth. Gift/Blessings of God) by Akbar, in 1564, after two years of her marriage. She was bestowed an honorific Muslim name, Wali Nimat begum ( lit. Īrtistic impression of Mariam-uz-Zamani, chief Rajput Queen of Akbar, commonly known as Jodha bai. She was an intelligent, a very amiable, kind, secular, and a virtuous woman. The Empress held a prodigious influence in the matters of the court during Akbar's reign and was often consulted by Akbar in important matters. Several medieval historical chronicles, written during the reign of Emperor Akbar namely 'Tarikh-I-Farishta' and 'Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh', by Abdul Qadir Badayuni, a courtier in Akbar's court states Mariam-uz-Zamani to be the favorite and most influential consort of Akbar. As recorded by Henry Beveridge, she was head of the Hindu harem of Akbar. She was a senior-ranking wife of Akbar who in words of Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, commanded a high rank in the imperial harem.
She was the mother of Akbar's eldest surviving son and eventual successor, Jahangir, and grandmother of Shah Jahan. Akbar once publicly called her 'a piece of the moon'. She was an extremely beautiful woman recorded to possess uncommon beauty, widely known for both, her grace and intellect. In subsequent centuries, she has been referred to with several other names, including Jodha bai, Heer Kunwari, Hira Kunwari, and Harkha Bai. She is widely regarded in modern Indian historiography as exemplifying both Akbar's and the Mughals' tolerance of religious differences and their inclusive policies within an expanding multi-ethnic and multi-religious empire. Her marriage to Akbar led to a gradual shift in the latter's religious and social policies. īorn a Rajput princess in 1542, she was married to Akbar by her father, Raja Bharmal of Amber due to political exigencies. She was the favorite Queen consort of Akbar and was the longest-serving Hindu Empress of the Mughal Empire with a tenure of forty-three years (1562 –1605). 1542 – ), commonly known by the misnomer Jodha Bai, was the principal Hindu wife and one of the three chief consorts of the third Mughal Emperor, Akbar. He wasġ8-years-old and he was already married.Mariam-uz-Zamani ( lit. Mascarenhas arrived at Akbar's Court, he fell in love with her. Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat and was handed over to a young Akbar whoįell in love with her beauty and married her. The author, in his book, says Dona Maria Mascarenhas was captured by Mascarenhas, in his book "Portuguese India and Mughal Relations Married Mughal emperor Akbar - was a Portuguese woman named Dona Maria Goa-based author Luis de Assis Correia claimed that Jodha Bai - believed to be the Rajput princess who Akbar's wife was Amer ruler Raja Bihari Mal's daughter Hira who was later titled Mariam-uz-Zamani and Jehangir's wife was Jodha Bai, daughter of Jodhpur ruler Raja Udai Singh. The above two statements simply means that Jodha Bai, popular as Akbar's wife, was not Jodha Bai. After she gave birth to Jehangir, Akbar titled Hira, Mariam-Uz-Zamani.
Akbar was married to princess Hira Kunwari, the eldest daughter of Raja Bihari Mal, the ruler of Amer. But was she? Akbar did marry a Rajpur princess, says Akbarnama, but the book never referred to her as Jodha Bai. When Bollywood made movies about Mughal emperor Jalalludin, who was later titled Akbar, they went ahead with the assumption that Jodha Bai was Akbar's wife. We attempted to demystify this character with five statements. Her existence has been in question in the past too. Contrary to both the above beliefs, some historians claim that Akbar married a Rajput princess but that her name was not Jodha Bai and justify this claim by pointing out that there is no reference to Akbar's wife by the name Jodha Bai, be it in Akbar's biography Akbarnama or Jahangir's autobiography Tuzk-e-Jahangiri.īut this is not the first time speculations are encircling the existence of princess Jodha Bai.
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