What is Akbar's wife's name?
Emperor Akbar had many wives, and we are told about only few of them. Akbar's chief wife was Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, the daughter of his uncle Hindal. Salima Sultan Begum, the widow of his general Bairam Khan, was his second wife. Raja Bharmal of Amer was the first Rajput who offered his submission to Akbar. He gave his daughter Hira Kunwari in marriage to Akbar. According to the movie Jodha Akbar, her name was Jodha Bai. According to Wikipedia she was the mother of Akbar's eldest son Jahangir. Jahangir makes no mention of it. Bibi Daulat Shad, another wife of Akbar, was the mother of his two daughters Shukr-un-nisa Begum and Aram Banu Begum. According to the Memoirs of Jahangir, Shahzada Khanum (eldest daughter of Akbar), Murad (second son of Akbar) and Daniel (Akbar's third son) were born to royal concubines.
The best book on Akbar would be the Akbarnama, the Biography of Mughal Emperor Akbar, written by his court historian Abul Fazl.
Hasan and Husain, twin sons were born to Akbar in 1564. Unfortunately they died after one month.
"The unique king had two sons as successors
Two jewels came into the hands from the casket of success.
Time searching for the date wrote thus:
Two moons appeared from the zenith."
(Akbarnama)
In 1569, Salim was born at Fatehpur Sikri, Agra. It was Salim who succeeded his father Akbar assuming the title of Jahangir (1605-1627).
Akbar was illiterate.
Akbar was taken to school at the age of five. Asam-ud-din Ibrahim was his first teacher. Since the teacher was devoted to pigeon-flying, he was removed and Maulana Bayazid was appointed as Akbar's new teacher. As the boy was inattentive in his lessons, Bayazid was also objected. Humayun then draw lots to decide which of the three persons should be his son's tutor, and the lot fell on Maulana Abdu-l-Qadir.
The truth was that Akbar was an idle boy, who spent much time in sports, hunting and other outdoor amusements. He was fond of camels, dogs and also pigeon-flying, which he continued even in his maturity.
Abul Fazl says that "Akbar's holy heart and his sacred soul never turned towards external teaching."
In the beginning of Akbar's reign, a Brahman musician named Mahesh Das came to the Court. He was a bard who made excellent Hindi verses to praise the Hindus. Badauni says that he rose into favour day by day, until he was honoured with the distinction of becoming the Emperor's confidant, and it became a case of "Your flesh is my flesh, and your blood my blood". He first got the title of Kab Rai, meaning Prince of Poets, and afterwards Raja Birbal, meaning "Renowned Warrior". Akbar later bestowed upon him the country of Nagarkot. Once during an elephant fight, one of the violent elephants turned towards Birbal and was about to kill him, Akbar rushed on his horse and came between the elephant and the Raja. To the amazement of the beholders, the elephant stood still seeing Akbar.
Birbal was killed during a fight with the afghans in 1586. "Akbar never experienced such grief at the death of any Amir as he did at that of Birbal."
Ain-i-Akbari or the "Constitution of Akbar" was written by Abul Fazl. It gives a detailed report of Emperor Akbar's administration. It was written in 3 volumes in Persian language.
You can read the English translation by Blochmann
The art of painting was very much encouraged at Akbar's court. Many painters obtained reputation. There were ornamental artists, gilders, line-drawers, and pagers. Many Persian books were illustrated with beautiful pictures. The master painters were:
Other famous painters were: Kesu, Lal, Mukund, Farrukh the Qalmaq, Madhu, Jagan, Khemkaran, Tara, Sanwlah, Haribans and Ram. Below is a Folio from an illustrated manuscript of Anwar-i-Suhayli, Gardener and the Bear.
Akbar had many wives, Muslims and Hindus. Akbar's chroniclers did not tell us all of their names, or the exact number of his wives. Ruqaya Begum, daughter of his uncle Hindal, was Akbar's first wife. Some of his other wives were Salima Begum and Bibi Daulat Shad. His Hindu wives include princesses of Amber, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer.
Akbar's Wives
Jalau-ud-din Muhammad Akbar was at first named Badr-ud-din Muhammad Akbar.
Akbar's tomb was built by his son Jahangir at Sikandra in Agra. According to historians Dr. Nandalal Chatterji, S.K. Banerji and many others, the tomb was both begun and completed by Jahangir. According to Jahangir's own statement in his Memoirs we may conclude that he ordered the construction of his father's tomb soon after his accession. We can read a detailed account of this in the garbled version of Jahangirnama.
What is the best book on Akbar?
The best book on Akbar would be the Akbarnama, the Biography of Mughal Emperor Akbar, written by his court historian Abul Fazl.
- Akbarnama translated by Henry Beveridge
- Ain-i-Akbari or Constitution of Akbar written by Abul Fazl trans. by Blochmann
- Akbar, the Great Mogul: 1542-1605 by Vincent Arthur Smith
- Medieval India: From Sultanate to the Mughals - Mughal Empire (1526-1748) - 2 by Satish Chandra
- The Tabaqat-I-Akbari of Khwaja Nizamuddin Ahmad: a History of India From the Early Musalman Invasions to the Thirty-Eighth Year of the Reign of Akbar (Complete 3 Volume Set, Vols 1.2.3) trans. by Brajendar De
- The Mughal Empire From Babar To Aurangzeb by SM Jaffar
What happened to Akbar's first son?
Hasan and Husain, twin sons were born to Akbar in 1564. Unfortunately they died after one month.
"The unique king had two sons as successors
Two jewels came into the hands from the casket of success.
Time searching for the date wrote thus:
Two moons appeared from the zenith."
(Akbarnama)
In 1569, Salim was born at Fatehpur Sikri, Agra. It was Salim who succeeded his father Akbar assuming the title of Jahangir (1605-1627).
Who was illiterate of all the Mughal emperors?
Akbar was illiterate.
Akbar was taken to school at the age of five. Asam-ud-din Ibrahim was his first teacher. Since the teacher was devoted to pigeon-flying, he was removed and Maulana Bayazid was appointed as Akbar's new teacher. As the boy was inattentive in his lessons, Bayazid was also objected. Humayun then draw lots to decide which of the three persons should be his son's tutor, and the lot fell on Maulana Abdu-l-Qadir.
The truth was that Akbar was an idle boy, who spent much time in sports, hunting and other outdoor amusements. He was fond of camels, dogs and also pigeon-flying, which he continued even in his maturity.
Abul Fazl says that "Akbar's holy heart and his sacred soul never turned towards external teaching."
Who was Birbal?
In the beginning of Akbar's reign, a Brahman musician named Mahesh Das came to the Court. He was a bard who made excellent Hindi verses to praise the Hindus. Badauni says that he rose into favour day by day, until he was honoured with the distinction of becoming the Emperor's confidant, and it became a case of "Your flesh is my flesh, and your blood my blood". He first got the title of Kab Rai, meaning Prince of Poets, and afterwards Raja Birbal, meaning "Renowned Warrior". Akbar later bestowed upon him the country of Nagarkot. Once during an elephant fight, one of the violent elephants turned towards Birbal and was about to kill him, Akbar rushed on his horse and came between the elephant and the Raja. To the amazement of the beholders, the elephant stood still seeing Akbar.
Birbal was killed during a fight with the afghans in 1586. "Akbar never experienced such grief at the death of any Amir as he did at that of Birbal."
Who wrote the book titled "The Constitution of Akbar"?
Ain-i-Akbari or the "Constitution of Akbar" was written by Abul Fazl. It gives a detailed report of Emperor Akbar's administration. It was written in 3 volumes in Persian language.
You can read the English translation by Blochmann
Who was the famous painter in Akbar court?
The art of painting was very much encouraged at Akbar's court. Many painters obtained reputation. There were ornamental artists, gilders, line-drawers, and pagers. Many Persian books were illustrated with beautiful pictures. The master painters were:
- Mir Sayyid Ali of Tabriz
- Khaja Abdulsamad, styled Shirinqalam, or sweet pen, of Shiraz
- Daswanth: In a short time he surpassed all painters, and became the first master of the age. Unfortunately he committed suicide.
- Basawan: He was excellent in back grounding, drawing of features, distribution of colours and portrait painting
- Manohar: was the son of the great master Basawan.
- Mahesh and his son Miskin
Other famous painters were: Kesu, Lal, Mukund, Farrukh the Qalmaq, Madhu, Jagan, Khemkaran, Tara, Sanwlah, Haribans and Ram. Below is a Folio from an illustrated manuscript of Anwar-i-Suhayli, Gardener and the Bear.
What are the names of Akbar's wives?
Akbar had many wives, Muslims and Hindus. Akbar's chroniclers did not tell us all of their names, or the exact number of his wives. Ruqaya Begum, daughter of his uncle Hindal, was Akbar's first wife. Some of his other wives were Salima Begum and Bibi Daulat Shad. His Hindu wives include princesses of Amber, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer.
Akbar's Wives
What was the childhood name of Akbar?
Jalau-ud-din Muhammad Akbar was at first named Badr-ud-din Muhammad Akbar.
Who built Akbar's tomb?
Akbar's tomb was built by his son Jahangir at Sikandra in Agra. According to historians Dr. Nandalal Chatterji, S.K. Banerji and many others, the tomb was both begun and completed by Jahangir. According to Jahangir's own statement in his Memoirs we may conclude that he ordered the construction of his father's tomb soon after his accession. We can read a detailed account of this in the garbled version of Jahangirnama.
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