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Hamida Banu Begum

1527 - 1604

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Hamida Banu Begum (Persian: حمیده بانو بیگم; c. 1527 – 29 August 1604) was the empress consort of the second Mughal emperor Humayun and the mother of his successor, the third Mughal emperor Akbar. She was bestowed the title of Mariam Makani (lit. 'Dwelling with Mariam'), by her son, Akbar. She also bore the title of Padshah Begum during the reign of Akbar. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hamida Banu Begum is the 691st most popular companion (down from 588th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 40th in 2019) and the most popular Pakistani Companion.

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Among companions, Hamida Banu Begum ranks 691 out of 784. Before her are Edith Tolkien, Felicia of Roucy, Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia, Meresankh I, and Hedwig of Holstein. After her are Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden, Maria Caterina Brignole, Jan Zajíc, Agafya Grushetskaya, Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre, and Placidia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1527, Hamida Banu Begum ranks 17. Before her are Luis de León, Li Zhi, Agnes of Hesse, Philippine Welser, Luca Cambiaso, and Anna Sophia of Prussia. After her are Saitō Yoshitatsu, Annibale Padovano, Łukasz Górnicki, and Mikalojus Daukša. Among people deceased in 1604, Hamida Banu Begum ranks 11. Before her are Ercole, Lord of Monaco, Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort, John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Christine of Hesse, Juan Fernández, and Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach. After her are Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg, Francesco Barozzi, Ernest Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Isabella Andreini, and William Morgan.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Hamida Banu Begum ranks 66 out of 217. Before her are Nek Chand (1924), Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (1964), Francis Younghusband (1863), Lal Bokhari (1909), Farooq Leghari (1940), and Kumail Nanjiani (1978). After her are Taxiles (-400), Tariq Ali (1943), Manoj Kumar (1937), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (1988), Shyama (1935), and Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904).

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Among COMPANIONS In Pakistan

Among companions born in Pakistan, Hamida Banu Begum ranks 1. 

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