Hamida Banu Begum was the mother of

Hamida Banu Begum was the wife of the Second Mughal emperor Humayun and the mother of Mughal Emperor Akbar. Akbar bestowed the title of "Mariam Makani" upon his mother, Hamida Banu Begum.

Jun 13, 2025, 11:33 IST
Hamida Banu Begum was the mother of Mughal Emperor Akbar
Hamida Banu Begum was the mother of Mughal Emperor Akbar

Question: Hamida Banu Begum was the mother of______ 

  1. Emperor Humayun
  2. Emperor Jahangir
  3. Emperor Akbar
  4. Emperor Babur

Answer: Option 3 

Additional Information on Hamida Banu Begum

  • Hamida Banu Begum was one of the wives of the Second Mughal emperor Humayun.
  • She was the mother of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar.
  • Akbar was born in 1542 at the Rajput Fortress of Amarkot, where his parents had been given refuge by the local Hindu ruler Rana Prasad after Mughal Emperor Humayun was defeated at Chausa (1539) and Kannauj (1540) by Sher Shah Suri.
  • Akbar succeeded his father in 1556, Humayun, under the regency of Bairam Khan.
  • Akbar was the first Mughal emperor who abolished the Jaziya tax on non-Muslims.
  • Akbar's court had a group of nine ministers who were known as the Navratnas.
  • Hamida Banu Begum died in 1604 and was buried at Humayun's Tomb in Agra.
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