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Mariam-uz-Zamani

1542 - 1623

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Mariam-uz-Zamani (lit. 'Mary/Compassionate of the Age'; c. 1542 – 19 May 1623), commonly known by the misnomer Jodha Bai, was the chief consort, principal Hindu wife and the favourite wife of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar. She was also the longest-serving Hindu empress of the Mughal Empire with a tenure of forty-three years (1562–1605). Born as a Rajput princess, she was married to Akbar by her father, Raja Bharmal of Amer due to political exigencies. Her marriage to Akbar led to a gradual shift in the latter's religious and social policies. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mariam-uz-Zamani is the 104th most popular companion (up from 239th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from India (up from 110th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Mariam-uz-Zamani ranks 104 out of 784. Before her are Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Blanche of Castile, Malhun Hatun, Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad, Scribonia, and Astrid of Sweden. After her are Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Pulcheria, and Hecuba.

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Among people born in 1542, Mariam-uz-Zamani ranks 6. Before her are Akbar, Mary, Queen of Scots, Tokugawa Ieyasu, John of the Cross, and Hattori Hanzō. After her are Robert Bellarmine, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, Jan Zamoyski, Isabella de' Medici, and Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona. Among people deceased in 1623, Mariam-uz-Zamani ranks 4. Before her are Pope Gregory XV, Anne Hathaway, and Halime Sultan. After her are Tulsidas, William Byrd, Josaphat Kuntsevych, John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen, Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Domenico Fetti, and Paolo Sarpi.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mariam-uz-Zamani ranks 69 out of 1,861. Before her are Iskander Mirza (1899), Ram Narayan (1927), Mir Osman Ali Khan (1886), Aurangzeb (1618), Ghalib (1797), and Bhāskara II (1114). After her are Guru Gobind Singh (1666), Akbar II (1760), Amartya Sen (1933), Jim Corbett (1875), Ibrahim Lodi (1450), and Syed Ahmad Khan (1817).

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Among COMPANIONS In India

Among companions born in India, Mariam-uz-Zamani ranks 2. Before her are Mumtaz Mahal (1593). After her are Sita (null), Jagat Gosain (1573), Mastani (1699), Brian Horrocks (1895), Salima Sultan Begum (1539), and Kashibai (1703).

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