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Mariam-uz-Zamani was born in 1542 as the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amer by his wife Rani Champavati, daughter of Rao Ganga Solanki. [32] [33] [34] Her paternal grandparents were Raja Prithviraj Singh I and Apurva Devi, a daughter of Rao Lunkaran of Bikaner.
The Tomb of Mariam-uz-Zamani or Mariam's tomb is the mausoleum of Mariam-uz-Zamani, commonly known as Jodha Bai, the favorite wife [2] [3] of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. [4] [5] [6] The tomb was built by her son Jahangir, in her memory between years 1623–1627 and is located in Sikandra, next to the Akbar's tomb, [7] [8] [9] in the direction of Mathura.
Born as a Hindu princess, Mariam-uz-Zamani was married to Mughal emperor Akbar in the year 1562 as a result of a political alliance between Akbar and her father, Raja Bharmal. [12] [13] She gradually became his favourite wife and was the first wife of Akbar to honour the royal household with an heir. [14]
While the inscription over the eastern gateway reads, a prayer of the Empress Mariam-uz-Zamani for her son Jahangir: [1] May the Conqueror of the world, Emperor Nur-ud-Din Muhammad, shine in the world like the sun and moon, oh God! Over an archway on the northern end of the mosque is a final inscription that reads: [1]
His daughter, Mariam-uz-Zamani was the chief consort of the third Mughal Emperor, Akbar and mother of the fourth Mughal Emperor Jahangir. His daughter's marriage to Akbar was a significant event of the Mughal Empire. He along with his successor, Bhagwant Das and his grandson, Man Singh I became the highest mansabdar of their times.
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The Nilkanth palace was built by the Mughal governor of Mandu, Shah Badgah in 1574 AD for the Mughal Empress Mariam-uz-Zamani, the favorite wife of Akbar, who in popular culture is known as Jodha Bai. [3] This palace was built adjacent to the ancient shrine of Lord Shiva and encompasses the shrine itself.
Thus, as per Muni Lal, Anarkali was a maidservant in the household of Salim's mother, Mariam-uz-Zamani. [12] A common thread across the various accounts is that after realizing the likelihood of an amour between his son Salim and Anarkali, Akbar got incensed and ordered to ensepulchre Anarkali alive in a wall.