Aram Banu Begum

Aram Banu Begum
Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire
Born 22 December 1584
Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, India
Died c. 17 June 1624(1624-06-17) (aged 39)
Burial Sikandra, Agra
House Timurid
Father Akbar
Mother Bibi Daulat Shad
Religion Islam

Aram Banu Begum (22 December 1584 – c. 17 June 1624) was a Mughal princess and was the youngest daughter of Emperor Akbar from his wife Bibi Daulat Shad, who was also the mother of Akbar's second daughter, Shakr-un-Nissa Begum.[1] Aram was also the younger half-sister of Emperor Jahangir.

Life

Aram Banu Begum was born in December 1584 at Fatehpur Sikri, Agra to Akbar's twelfth wife, Bibi Daulat Shad.[2] She was named "Aram Banu" by her father, Akbar. Her birth "glorified the harem of the Shahenshah... and the world's lord conferred on her that great name."[3] Aram Banu Begum grew up to be a hot-tempered, spoiled and saucy girl.[4]

Yet, Akbar was extremely fond of his daughter, so much so that he used to describe her "impoliteness as politeness."[5] He repeatedly used to tell her older half-brother, Salim: "Baba! for my sake be as kind as I am, after me, to this sister, who in Hindi phrase is my darling (that is, clearly cherished). Be affectionate to her and pass over her little impolitenesses and impudences."[6] Akbar used to refer to his daughter as his ladla ('darling', generally used for a son). Aram Banu Begum had one full sibling, her older sister, Shakr-un-Nissa Begum,[6] whom Jahangir was extremely fond of.[7]

Some sources state that she was married to Mirza Abdur Rahim,[8] while the Tuzk-e-Jahangiri states she died unmarried during Jahangir's reign.[6]

Death

Aram Banu Begum died c. 17 June 1624 of dysentry at the age of 40. The Jahangirnama records her death by stating that "His Majesty Arsh-Ashyani [Akbar] had loved her very much."[7] She was buried in her father's mausoleum at Sikandra, Agra, just like her older sister Shakr-un-Nissa Begum.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Moosvi, Shireen (2008). People, taxation, and trade in Mughal India. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 114. ISBN 9780195693157.
  2. ↑ Burke, S. M. (1989). Akbar: The Greatest Mogul. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. p. 144.
  3. ↑ Lal, Ruby (2005). Domesticity and power in the early Mughal world. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 187. ISBN 9780521850223.
  4. ↑ Eraly, Abraham (2007). Emperors Of The Peacock Throne: The Saga of the Great Moghuls. Penguin UK. ISBN 935118093X. Akbar was particularly fond of his last daughter, Aram Banu Begum, a hot-tempered and saucy girl.
  5. ↑ Chaudhry, Nazir Ahmad (2002). Anarkali : archives and tomb of Sahib Jamal : a study in perspective. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications. p. 58. ISBN 9789693513844.
  6. 1 2 3 Hindustan), Jahangir (Emperor of. The Tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī: or, Memoirs of Jāhāngīr. Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 36-37.
  7. 1 2 transl.; ed.,; Thackston, annot. by Wheeler M. (1999). The Jahangirnama : memoirs of Jahangir, Emperor of India. New York [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 21, 423. ISBN 9780195127188.
  8. ↑ Lal, K.S. (1988). The Mughal harem. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan. p. 116. ISBN 9788185179032.
  9. ↑ Bhopal), Shāh Jahān̲ Begam (Nawab of. The Táj-ul Ikbál Tárikh Bhopal, Or, The History of Bhopal. Thacker, Spink. p. 89.
  10. ↑ Small, Bertrice (2011). Wild Jasmine (Unabridged. ed.). [S.l.]: Random House. ISBN 9780307794857.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.