Any mention of Mughal women brings to mind the names of Nur Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal. What about the others, one wonders. Were the princesses at par with these two queens or did they end up as mere shadows? Here is a peek into the other unsung members of the dynasty, who worked relentlessly for the uplift of their people.
Gulbadan Begum
Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of Mughal Emperor Babur and Dildar Begum.
A pioneer
A pioneer of sorts, she was the first and only Mughal woman to have chronicled the lives and times of the royal family in her work, Humayun-Nama.
Gulbadan Begum was also the first among Mughal women to travel from Kabul to India after Babur's invasion of the country. She, along with other royal women of the household, was the first Mughal woman to set off on a pilgrimage to Haj. The entourage set off from Fatehpur Sikri and....
