Hamida Banu Begum

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Hamida Banu Begum

Mughal empress consort

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12 Extraordinary Women in the Mughal Empire
Hamida Banu Begum (wife of Humayun and mother of Akbar)
The teenage Hamida Banu Begum married Humayun in 1541, after he had been dispossessed by Sher Shah, and endured the vagaries of exile with him for nearly 15 years. She gave birth to Akbar while the depleted Mughal entourage meandered toward Afghanistan.
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The teenage Hamida Banu Begum married Humayun in 1541, after he had been dispossessed by Sher Shah, and endured the vagaries of exile with him for nearly 15 years. She gave birth to Akbar while the depleted Mughal entourage meandered toward Afghanistan.
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