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Salima Sultan Begum

1539 - 1613

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Salima Sultan Begum (23 February 1539 – 2 January 1613) was the third wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Akbar, and a granddaughter of Babur. Salima was the daughter of Akbar's paternal aunt, Gulrukh Begum, and her husband, the Viceroy of Kannauj, Nuruddin Muhammad Mirza. She was initially betrothed to Akbar's regent, Bairam Khan, by her maternal uncle, Humayun. The bride was probably a reward for the surpassing services done by Bairam for Humayun. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Salima Sultan Begum is the 759th most popular companion (down from 636th in 2019), the 642nd most popular biography from India (down from 357th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Indian Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Salima Sultan Begum ranks 759 out of 784. Before her are Jetsun Pema, Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Ankhesenpepi IV, Karen Pence, Deidamia II of Epirus, and Rambai Barni. After her are Princess Marie of Denmark, Maureen Starkey Tigrett, Irene Gattilusio, Valeria Maximilla, Nonia Celsa, and Saovabha Phongsri.

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Among people born in 1539, Salima Sultan Begum ranks 20. Before her are Hasegawa Tōhaku, Yi San-hae, Nicolò Donato, Humphrey Gilbert, Pierre Pithou, and Olivier de Serres.  Among people deceased in 1613, Salima Sultan Begum ranks 13. Before her are Ivan Susanin, Cigoli, Giovanni Artusi, Johann Bauhin, Bartholomaeus Pitiscus, and Hypatius Pociej. After her is Mikalojus Daukša.

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In India

Among people born in India, Salima Sultan Begum ranks 642 out of 1,861. Before her are Kamala Nehru (1899), Jackie Shroff (1957), Pingali Venkayya (1876), Narayan Rao (1755), Ram Charan (1985), and Arbaaz Khan (1967). After her are Derek Prince (1915), Kajal Aggarwal (1985), Kamal Ranadive (1917), Shyam Benegal (1934), V. N. Janaki (1923), and Sadashiv Amrapurkar (1950).

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Among COMPANIONS In India

Among companions born in India, Salima Sultan Begum ranks 7. Before her are Mumtaz Mahal (1593), Mariam-uz-Zamani (1542), Sita (null), Jagat Gosain (1573), Mastani (1699), and Brian Horrocks (1895). After her are Kashibai (1703).

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