The daughter of Raja Bharmal Kachhwaha of Ambar or Amer, the wife of great Mughal Emperor Akbar and the mother of his much-awaited heir Salim, this Rajpur queen was known in Mughal History as 'Mariam Zamani' meaning 'Compassionate to the World'. She was so named by Akbar on the eve of the birth of his son and heir Salim (later known as Jehangir) in 1569 at Fatehpur Sikri. When she died in 1623 at Agra, Jehangir built a stylish tomb for his mother close to the tomb of Akbar within the compound of Christian Missionary Society. These tombs are situated in Sikandra region, which was so named because Sikander Lodi was its founder.
Monuments
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