Jodha Akbar

Jodha Akbar

Full Story of Jodha Akbar

Jodha Akbar Story we usually know that People take Jodha and Akbar name prominently in medieval history.

Jodha was a Hindu princess while Akbar was a Muslim ruler.

But after marriage Akbar never stopped Jodha Bai from Hindu customs and worship and he gave a lot of respect to Hinduism.

The love story of Jodha and Akbar is immortal in history and a film has also been made on this story.

Who Was The Akbar

Akbar

Akbar was born on 15 October 1542. His childhood name was Abul-Fatah Jalal ud-Din Muhammad Akbar (Abu’l-Fath Jalal Ud-Din Muhammad Akbar).

In 1556, Akbar succeeded his father Humayun. At the age of 13, he declared Bairam Khan as emperor. Since Akbar was only a teenager at that time.

  1. Akbar’s life story

Akbar never needed to peruse or compose. Be that as it may, he cherished the organization of essayists, arrangers, painters, and scholars

Such as the great composer Tansen and Birbal. He had in excess of 25 spouses and a large portion of them had a place with different religions. The most significant of his many wives was Jodha Bai, the princess of Jaipur.

In 1563, Akbar repealed the law to collect taxes from Hindu pilgrims visiting the holy place of Muslims.

Akbar had a liberal mentality towards all religions. This liberal attitude (Liberal Attitude) also helped him greatly in the expansion of his field.

After North India, Akbar began expanding his territorial border in the southern part of India.

Akbar had nine ministers in the court of Akbar, who were called Navratna or ‘9 Gems’. On October 3, 1605, Akbar fell ill due to dysentery.

He accepted to have kicked the bucket on October 27, 1605. His body was full of covered after Akbar’s demise, in a sepulcher in Sikandra, Agra. Who was Jodha Bai

Jodha Bai was born on 1 October 1542. Raja Bharmal is the father of Jodha of Amer (Jaipur). She was a Hindu princess yet hitched a Muslim lord.

  1. Brief life introduction of Jodha Bai Jodha Bai

Jodha Bai was born in Heer Kunwari. His other names were Hira Kunwari and Harka Bai. In Mughal history, his name was Mariam-Uz-Zamani.

This main title was given to her by her significant other Akbar ensuing to delivering their youngster Jahangir.

Jodha Bai was hitched to Akbar on 6 February 1562 at 20 years old. Maryam-uj-Zamani was the Sovereign Mother of Hindustan during the rule of the Mughal Head Akbar and his child Jahangir

Jodha Bai was the longest-reigning Hindu Mughal empress. His term lasted for 43 years. Akbar’s marriage to Heer Kunwari was due to a political alliance between Jodha Bai and Akbar’s father.

Since Jodha Bai was a Hindu, after this marriage, Emperor Akbar looked at Hinduism more favorably and respected this religion.

Even after marrying Akbar, Heer virgin did not adopt Islam Dharm and she always remained a Hindu. Emperor Akbar had many wives but he loved Jodha Bai more.

Despite being a Hindu, he maintained great respect in the Mughal household. Jodha bai was also known as the real and pure love of Akbar.

In addition to Maryam-uj-Zamani, Jodha also holds the titles Mallika-e-Muezzama, Mallika-e-Hindustan, and Wali Nimat Begum, which means Gift of God.

Akbar also permits Jodha to do Hindu rites in the royal palace. They also allowed her to maintain Hindu temples in the palace.

In fact, Akbar also occasionally attended worship with Jodha Bai. Jodha Bai is believed to be a skilled trade and looked after the trade of spices and silk in the Mughal Empire.

Jodha bai died in the year 1623. After her death, Jodha Bai was set fire to near her husband’s grave as per her wish.

  1. The story of Jodha Akbar

Jodha Akbar

The story of Jodha and Akbar is something like this. People say that Akbar was going to offer prayers at the tomb of Ajmer Moinuddin Chishti when on the way Bihari Mal met Akbar and told him that his brother-in-law Suja along with his brother-in-law Sharif-Uddin Mirza (Mughal Hakim of Mewat) The fight is going on which is making him very upset.

Sharif Uddin demanded that Bihari Mal hand over his son and two nephews to him. Bihari Mal obeyed him and handed over his son and two nephews as hostages (Kaidi) to Sharifuddin.

But Sharif-ud-din was not well pleased and desired to ruin Bihari Mal. Akbar proposed to marry Bihari Mal’s daughter and said that his brother-in-law, Sharif-ud-Din (Shareef-Ud-Din) would not bother him after marriage.

  1. How Jodha Akbar got married

Akbar Jodha

Jodha The marriage of Jodha Bai and Akbar was purely political. They were married on 6 February 1562 when Akbar was returning to Agra from the royal military camp at Sambhar in Rajasthan after offering prayers at Moinuddin Chishti’s tomb in Ajmer.

The marriage was not up to par and reflected the inferior social status of the family of Bihari Mal. Jodha’s family continued to serve Akbar’s family throughout Akbar’s reign after he married Amber Princess.

Akbar invited many Rajput princesses to the wedding. Akbar made everything honorable for the Rajputs by doing so.

However, it is remarkable that Akbar’s Rajputi wives (involving Maryam-uz-Zamani) did not use any political kinds of role in the Mughal Darbar.

  1. Jodha Akbar’s son born

Jodha and Akbar' Son

In 1569, Akbar heard the good news about his Hindu wife, Jodhabai, who was from the womb. In earlier, Akbar’s many sons had died in the womb, but this time Sheikh Salim Chishti said to Akbar that his son would born safely.

So Jodha remained near Sheikh in Sikri during the entire gestation period. On 30 August 1569, Akbar’s son was born and received the name Salim, acknowledging his father’s belief in the efficacy of a holy man’s prayer.

Though Jodha Bai remained a Hindu, Akbar conferred upon him the title of Maryam-uj-Zamani after giving birth to Jahangir.

The palace of Jodha Bai is located on the south-west side of the ‘Maryam Mahal’ of Fatehpur Sikri, the famous tourist destination of Agra.

Mughal Emperor Akbar built this palace for his second queen Jodha Bai. It is a two-story building. Its main door faces south.

Hindu architecture has an influence on the building, whether it is in workmanship or in painting on the walls.

Blue colored tiles were used on the northern and southern sides of this magnificent building, which were brought from Multan.

This palace is the largest in size of all the buildings built in Fatehpur Sikri. The palace is 320 feet long and 215 feet high.

The decoration done in this palace is influenced by the temples of the south. It shows the influence of the artisans of Gujarat.

The ‘Summer Vilas’ in the north and ‘Sharad Vilas’ are built in the south of the Jodhabai Palace.

The plans of the columns in the castle and the chime molded plans of their ringers are totally similar to those of Hindu sanctuaries.

Located near the palace of Jodha Bai, ‘Maryam’s Kothi’ is a small building.

Jodha Bai Mahal

Jodha bai palace

Maryam Uz-Zamani Begum alias Heer Kunwari, Heera Kunwari, Harka Bai, or Jodha Bai was an empress of the Mughal Empire.

She was the first prominent Rajput wife of Emperor Akbar (though Akbar already had two Mughal wives). She was also the mother of the heir Jahangir.

The longest time, from 6 February 1562 to 27 October 1605, ie, over 43 years.

The marriage of Jodha Bai and Akbar led to a gradual change in the religious and social policies of Jodha.

Hence the marriage of Jodha and Akbar is an important sentence in Mughal history. Even in modern Indian history.

The largest palace of all palaces, Jodha Bai Mahal used to house Jodha Bai, Maharani of Akbar.

Also, its blue-tiled roof is the only architecture of its kind in Fatehpur Sikri.

 

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