Ruqaiya Sultan Begum
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Ruqaiya Sultan Begum was the first and chief wife of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar. She was one of the longest-serving Mughal empress consorts for nearly fifty years. However, she never held the tit
Hindal Mirza presents young Akbar's portrait to Humayun, during Akbar's circumcision celebrations in Kabul, c. 1546 AD.
Inside the Gardens of Babur, located in Kabul, Afghanistan
Akbar
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Akbar, also known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expand
Ruqaiya Sultan Begum
…Ruqaiya Sultan Begum (alternatively spelled Ruqayya or Ruqayyah; c. 1542 – January 1626) was the first and chief wife of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar. She was one of the longest-serving Mughal empress consorts for nearly fifty years. However, she never held the title of Padshah Begum. During Akbar's…
Akbar with a lion and a calf, by Govardhan, c. 1630
Official seal of Mughal emperor Akbar, from Or 14982 1, dating to 978 A.H.
Contemporary portrait of Akbar as a boy, offering a painting to his father Humayun while in Kabul. Painted in 1550–56
Afghan troops of the Sur Empire surrendering to the Mughal forces of Akbar at the Siege of Mankot (1557). Akbarnama (1590–95)