Jahangir Wife List
Facts
Original Name: Mirza Nur-ud-din Beig Mohammad Khan Salim
Birth: 31 August 1569
Place of Birth: Fatehpur Sikri, Mughal Empire
Coronation: 24 November 1605
Reign: 3 November 1605 – 28 October 1627
Death: 28 October 1627
Place of Death: Rajauri, Kashmir, Mughal Empire
Father: Akbar the Great
Mother: Mariam-uz-Zamani
Consort: Nur Jahan
Predecessor: Akbar
Successor: Shahryar Mirza, Shah Jahan
Wives: Nur Jahan, Shah Begum, Jagat Gosain, Sahib Jamal, Malika Jahan, Nur-un-Nisa Begum, Khas Mahal, Karamsi, Saliha Banu Begum
Children: Khusrau Mirza, Parviz Mirza, Khurram Mirza, Shahryar Mirza, Jahandar Mirza, Sultan-un-Nissa Begum, Daulat-un-Nissa Begum, Bahar Banu Begum, Begum Sultan Begum, Iffat Banu Begum
Jahangir was the fourth Mughal emperor and one of the most prominent rulers of the great empire. He ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. He had a bitter relationship with his father and tried to revolt against Akbar several times, but the father and son later reconciled. Apart from his military campaigns, Jahangir also gave importance to arts, especially painting. Jehangir’s relationship with the Mughal courtesan, Anarkali, has been the subject of several films and literature pieces. He also ordered the execution of the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev. By 1627, Jahangir’s health had deteriorated, and he died on October 28, 1627. His mausoleum, Tomb of Jahangir, located at Shahdara, is a major tourist attraction in present-day Lahore.
The list of Jehangir’s 26 wives. Jahangir Wife List
Rajkumari Man Bai – daughter of Bhagwan Das – mother of Khusrau and Sultan al nissa Feb 13th 1585. She was given title Shah Begum(kings wife). She gave birth to Jehangir’s eldest daughter Sultan al Nisa Banu and son Khusrau Mirza
Rajkumari Ratan Bai daughter of Dhameri raja Basu on 28th May 1586. The dowry was 2.5 lakh silver coins
Rajkumari Jodha Bai (later named Jagat Gosain after accepting diksha in Jainism with Jehangir) daughter of Mota Raja Udai Singh of Marwar and mother of Khurram aka Shah Jahan 1586 on 11th January 1586
A Daughter of Bikaner Raja Rai Singh on 7th July 1586
Malika Shikar Begum daughter of Sultan Abu Khan Jagatai, Sultan of Kashghar in July 1586
Sahib Jamal daughter of Khwaja Hassan of Herat a cousin of zain Kahn Koka (A favourite of Jehangir and mother of second son Parvez) in 1586. She was a commoner and Akbar was not in favour of this marriage.
Malika e Jahan Begum daughter of Maharaj Bhim Singh of Jaisalmer – mother of Jahandar in 1587
Daughter of Raja Mal Bhais 1588
Zora Begum daughter of a Mughal nobel Mirza Sanjar Hazara in October 1590
Rajkumari Karmasi daughter of Raja Rao Keshav Rathore of Merta mother of Bahar Bano Begum(Favourite daughter of Jehangir) in 1591
A daughter of Dost Muhammad Khwaja
Rajkumari Kanwal Rani daughter of Ali Sher Khan and wife Gul Khatun on January 11th 1592
A daughter of Rawal Bhim brother of Raja Rai Kalyan Mal of Jaisalmer
Daughter of Syed Mubbarak Khan of Kashmir in 1593
A daughter of Hussain Chak of Kashmir
Nur Unnisa Begum daughter of Ibrahim Hussain Mirza by Gulrukh Begum(Daughter of Kamran Mirza, younger brother of Humayun and son of Babar) and sister of Muzaffar Hussain in March 1593
Daughter of Kandesh King Raja Faruqi in September 1593
Daughter of Abdullah Khan of Balochistan
Khas Mahal a daughter of Zain Khan Koka Subadar of lahore (A neice of Sahib Jamal) on June 28th 1596
Daughter of Thakur Man Chand
Sahila Banu daughter of Qasim Khan of Mughal lineage 1608. she was Padshah Begum till her death in 1620
Koka Kumari Sahiba a daughter of Jagat Singh of Amer (Man Singh grand daughter and a widow) June 17th 1608. Jehangir gave 80,000 Rs as marriage dowry to her father Jagath Singh. Koka Kumari was a widow. She was grand daughter of Man Singh.
A daughter of Ram Chandra Bundela a Orchha King in 1609
A daughter of Madhukar Deo Bundela Orchha King(chieftain)
Meherunissa aka Nur Jahan daughter of Itamdaullah 25th May 1611 (widow of Sher Afghan)
