Mubarika Yusufzai
| Mubaraka Yusufzai | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16th century Pukhtunkhwa |
| Died |
17 June 1531 Mughal Empire |
| Burial | Gardens of Babur |
| Spouse | Babur |
| Issue | Maham Anga |
| House |
Yusufzai (by birth) Timurid (by marriage) |
| Father | Shah Mansur Yusufzai |
| Religion | Islam |
Mubaraka Yusufzai, (other names Bibi Mubaraka, Mubarika Yusufzay, Bika Begum, Afghani Aghacha; also known as Bega Begum) was the fourth wife of Emperor Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire and the first Mughal emperor.[1]
Biography
Mubarika Yusufzai was the daughter of Shah Mansur Yusufzai, the chief of the Pashtun Yusufzai tribe. She was married by Babur at Kehraj on 30 January 1519. The alliance was the sign and seal of amity between him and her tribe. An intelligent woman, Mubarika played an important role in the establishment of friendly relations between the Mughals and the Yusufzai Pashtun chiefs.[2] Mubarika was much-loved by Babur as evidenced by the fact that she was one of the small and select party of ladies who were the first to join him in India in 1529.
Mubarika bore Babur no child due to the envy of Babur's other wives who administered drugs to deprive her of motherhood and weaken her husband's affection. She died early in Emperor Akbar's reign.
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References
- ↑ abridged, translated from the Turkish by Annette Susannah Beveridge ;; edited; Hiro, introduced by Dilip (2006). Babur Nama : journal of Emperor Babur (1.publ. ed.). New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 362. ISBN 9780144001491.
- ↑ Aftab, Tahera; edited; Hiro, introduced by Dilip (2008). Inscribing South Asian Muslim women : an annotated bibliography & research guide ([Online-Ausg.]. ed.). Leiden: Brill. p. 46. ISBN 9789004158498.