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There are some “obscure and surprising facts” about the name “Jodha Bai” which I did not know until I saw this tomb.
“Mariam-Uz-Zamani”, actual name is “unknown” and it is a perception that her name was Jodha Bai. Some people say her actual name was Harkha Bai. She was the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amer and was married to Akbar in 1562 AD. Some people say that she was the princess of Jodhpur. The fact is that chronicles like Akbarnama and the autobiography of Jahangir do not mention names like Jodha Bai or Harkha Bai. They mention only Mariam-uz-Zamani. It is also believed that Mughal historians suppressed the names of the mothers of Jahangir as well as Shah Jahan. We cannot blame Rajputs, as it seems to me that they had no tradition of writing history. In fact, all the guides at Agra Fort, Sikandra, and Taj were confused about this fact. And it was not their mistake. Even the ASI Board also mentions that this tomb belongs to the daughter of Raja Bharmal and skips the name Jodha Bai.
By the way, in some places “Jagat Jogai” is mentioned as the mother of Shahjahan, and she is also named as “Jodh Bai” (do not read as JodhA Bai) daughter of Rao Ratan Singh.
I guess there might be reasons that the Mughals suppressed the fact about the mothers of Jahangir and Shahjahan. Even Shahjahan does not talk about her actual mother but about his foster mother. It should be a matter of research.
Anyway…..let us go by popular beliefs…
Jodha Bai gave birth to Jahangir in 1569 at Fatehpur Sikri after 7 years of marriage. Akbar gave her the title Mariam-Uz-Zamani (Compassionate to World). She died in 1623 in Agra at the age of 93.
Even being the mother of Jahangir, her tomb is not so great as compared to Akbar, and even her tomb is not laid along with Akbar in Sikandra. Just a fact that she died 18 years after the death of Akbar.
This is also a “domeless” tomb and almost contemporary to the domeless Etmad-ud-daulah tomb. Just wondering why the wife of Jahangir made such a beautiful tomb for her own parents, but Jahangir constructed such a simple tomb for her mother, Jodhabai.
These are some facts that are surprising and have no answer.
My itinerary was as
Anyway- On the second day of my stay at Agra I visited this place. The auto stopped just in front of the Mariam-uz-Zamani tomb. Neatly the gardens are maintained. It was 8 AM, and the ticket window was open.
Epilogue
I think all tourists who visit the Taj Mahal must also visit Sikandra Tomb (Akbar’s Tomb), Mariam-Uz-Zamani Tomb, I’tmad-Ud-Daula Tomb (Parents of Nur Jahan) and Chini Ka Rauza. These will take your hardly 3 hours. All these are in Agra. I saw very fewer foreigners on these spots but Sikandra and I’tmad-Ud-Daula Tomb are two of the best tombs in India and comparable to Humayun Tomb, which is flooded with foreign tourists.
The Traveler
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