Ruqaiya Sultan Begum was the first wife and one of the chief consorts of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar.
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
Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, popularly known as Akbar the Great, and also as Akbar I, 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 and consolidate Mughal domains in the Indian subcontinent.
Akbar with a lion and a calf, by Govardhan, c. 1630
Akbar as a boy
Akbar training an elephant
Akbar hawking with Mughal chieftains and nobleman, accompanied by his guardian Bairam Khan