Malika Jahan
Wife of Mughal Emperor Jahangir From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malika Jahan (Persian: ملکہ جھان; meaning "Queen of the World") was a Jaisalmer princess, and wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir.[1]
Family
Malika Jahan, whose birth name is unknown,[2] was born a Jaisalmer princess, the daughter of Bhim Singh, the ruler of Jaisalmer,[3][4] and a contemporary of Emperor Akbar, and in imperial service to him.[5] He had been a man of rank and influence.[6] She was the granddaughter of Rawal Harraj. She had three paternal uncles named Kalyan Mal, Bhakar and Sultan.[6] Her aunt, Nathi Bai, was married to Emperor Akbar in 1570,[7] and was a mother of a daughter named Mahi Begum.[8]
Rawal Bhim succeeded his father Harraj in 1578.[6] After Bhim's death in 1616, he left a son named Nathu Singh,[9] two months old,[10] who was killed by the Bhatis.[6] His younger brother Kalyan Mal succeeded him as Rawal.[10]
Marriage
Jahangir married her while he was a prince, and gave her the title 'Malika Jahan',[11] which literally means ("Queen of the world"). Jahangir notes in his memoirs that this alliance was made because her family had always been faithful to the Mughals.[10]
In popular culture
Malika Jahan is a character in Phiroz H. Madon's historical novel The Third Prince: A Novel (2015).[12]
References
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