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Mumtaz Mahal

1593 - 1631

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Mumtaz Mahal (Persian pronunciation: [mum.ˈtɑːz ma.ˈhal]; lit. 'The Exalted One of the Palace'; born Arjumand Banu Begum; 27 April 1593 – 17 June 1631) was the empress consort of Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1631 as the chief consort of the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan. The Taj Mahal in Agra, often cited as one of the Wonders of the World, was commissioned by her husband to act as her tomb. Mumtaz Mahal was born Arjumand Banu Begum in Agra to a family of Persian nobility. She was the daughter of Abu'l-Hasan Asaf Khan, a wealthy Persian noble who held high office in the Mughal Empire, and the niece of Empress Nur Jahan, the chief consort of Emperor Jahangir and the power behind the emperor. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mumtaz Mahal is the 7th most popular companion (up from 127th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from India (up from 65th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Companion.

Mumtaz Mahal is most famous for being the wife of Emperor Shah Jahan, and for being the mother of his 14 children.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Mumtaz Mahal ranks 7 out of 784. Before her are Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Aisha, Nefertiti, Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Fatimah, and Anne Boleyn. After her are Helena, Joséphine de Beauharnais, Catherine de' Medici, Mary of Teck, Theodora, and Imelda Marcos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1593, Mumtaz Mahal ranks 1. After her are Artemisia Gentileschi, Georges de La Tour, Jacob Jordaens, Toyotomi Hideyori, George I Rákóczi, Nicolaes Tulp, Matthäus Merian, Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena, Balthasar van der Ast, Anthony van Diemen, and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1631, Mumtaz Mahal ranks 1. After her are John Donne, John Smith, Constance of Austria, Willem Janszoon, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Federico Borromeo, Michael Maestlin, Francesco Maria II della Rovere, and Guillén de Castro y Bellvis.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mumtaz Mahal ranks 4 out of 1,861. Before her are Mahatma Gandhi (1869), Indira Gandhi (1917), and Narendra Modi (1950). After her are George Orwell (1903), Ashoka (-304), Rajneesh (1931), Rabindranath Tagore (1861), Swami Vivekananda (1863), Kālidāsa (400), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), and Ramakrishna (1836).

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Among COMPANIONS In India

Among companions born in India, Mumtaz Mahal ranks 1. After her are Mariam-uz-Zamani (1542), Sita (null), Jagat Gosain (1573), Mastani (1699), Brian Horrocks (1895), Salima Sultan Begum (1539), and Kashibai (1703).

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