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Hamida Banu Begum Bano Begum

Birthdate:
Death: August 29, 1604 (76-77)
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Place of Burial: New Delhi, Delhi, India
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Shaikh Ali Akbar Jami
Wife of Moghul Emperor Nasir ud-din Muhammad Uddin Humayun
Mother of Aqiqeh Begum; Great Mughal Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar; Bakshi Banu Begum; Bakhtunissa Begum; Mirza Muhammad Hakim and 1 other

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About Hamida Banu Begum Bano Begum

Hamida Banu Begam, 'Maryam Makani' (1527–1604) was a wife of the second Mughal Emperor, Humayun, and the mother of Mughal Emperor , Akbar[1]. Her important architectural legacy is the Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, which she commissioned in 1562 CE, and saw through its construction over the next eight years

She was given the title, Maryam-makānī, dwelling with Mary, posthumously, as she was considered, 'epitome of innocence' by Akbar.

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Hamida Banu Begum Bano Begum's Timeline

1527
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1542
October 15, 1542
Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan
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August 29, 1604
Age 77
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi, Delhi, India