Princess Salima Sultan( 23 rdFebruary 1539- 27 th December 1612): Married in September 1561 his cousin S alima Sultan widow of his Prime Minister/Commander in Chief Mughal army Nawab Bairam Khan Bahadur, Khan-i-Khanan, the Vice regent of the Empire.Abdullah Khan’s daughter(name not recorded): Married at Mankot, 1557, a daughter of Abdu’llah Khan Mughal (kinsman). She is one of the three chief Queens and main consort of Emperor Akbar and his chief advisor in political affairs. She is buried in mughal gardens- Kabul next to her father Hindal Mirza and was born in the borders of Russia. Hindal Mirza the youngest and favourite son of Emperor Babur and brother of Emperor Humayun. She was the longest serving Empress of mughal empire(49 years) and the youngest(11 years of age). Princess Ruqaiah Sultan(1542-5 th Feb 1626): Akbar married at Ghazni in 1552, his cousin Ruqiya Sultan Begum Sahiba daughter of his paternal uncle, Shahzada Abu Nasir Muhammad Hindal Mirza.He had 36 chief wives and 3 chief consorts that included the Empress of Mughal Empire Ruqaiah Sultan, the Empress of Hindustan Hira Kunwari(mother of Prince Salim) and Salima Sultan He had around 300 wives, secondary wives and concubines in total. Here is list of his 35 wives taken from jehangirnama and other official records.
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