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Gulbadan Begum (c. 1523 – 7
February 1603) was a
Mughal princess and the
daughter of
Emperor Babur, the
founder of the
Mughal Empire. She is best known...
- the
Baburnama written by
Babur himself or the Humayun-Nama
written by
Gulbadan Begum, and
therefore the
existence of such a
woman is questionable. She...
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Begum was born in
September 1540 in Delhi. Her
mother was Bibi Gunwar.
Gulbadan Begum noted in 'Humayunama' that
during Gunwar's
pregnancy everyone said...
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Gulbadan (silk cloth) was a kind of
striped silk
produced in Hindustan. The
gulbadan (
literal meaning a body like the rose ) was a
light textured cloth...
- well),
while her most
notable paternal aunt was the
imperial princess,
Gulbadan Begum, the
author of Humayun-nama ("Book of Humayun").
Ruqaiya was a descendant...
- respect. She is also
frequently mentioned in the Humayun-nama by her
niece Gulbadan Begum, who
calls her aunt 'Dearest Lady' (aka janam). Many
occasions are...
- her book the Humayun-nama, Hindal's
sister and Hamida's
close friend,
Gulbadan Begum,
pointed out that
Hamida was
frequently seen in her brother's palace...
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Golbadan Baji (Persian: گلبدنباجی) or
Gulbadan Khanum (گلبدن خانم), also
known by her
title Khazen ol-Dowleh (خازنالدوله; fl. 19th-century) was a concubine...
- also
frequently mentioned in the Humayun-nama by her
adoptive daughter Gulbadan Begum, who
refers to her as "lady" and "my Lady" (aka and akam). Contemporary...
- and
devoted chief wife, Bega Begum.
Akbar later asked his
paternal aunt,
Gulbadan Begum, to
write a
biography of his
father Humayun, the
Humayun nameh (or...
