

At the age of 80, her health became worse and died due to old age in 1622 AD. Jodha Bai DeathĪfter the death of Akbar, Jodha Bai lived twenty years. Anyway, Jodha Begum enjoyed her high position in the Mughal court and also showed her power in administrative issues. He gave equal priority of celebrating many Hindu festivals in his court and himself participated in the festival celebrations. The Hindu concept of Karma impacted on him a lot. He also married many Rajput princesses and respected everyone’s beliefs in Hinduism. Akbar also wore the bind on his forehead and gave high priority to the Hindus in the court. He also adopted many Hindu beliefs and practiced them in daily life. Jodha gave the birth to Prince SaliPrince who later become the emperor of Mughal dynasty as ‘Jahangir’ after Akbar. He gave her more priority than any other women in Herman. Hindu Beliefs:Īkbar had a great love and respect for Queen Jodha Bai. All religious people also respect him as equal treatment of all sects. With the liberal attitude of Akbar on Hindus made him great all over India. Akbar allowed her to worship Lord Krishna in the Harem.

Totally the marriage between Jodha Begum and Akbar had a deep impact on religious and political policies in the Mughal administration during Akbar rule and in later years also. He gave prominent positions to the Rajputs in his court. She infused Akbar to abolish the pilgrimage tax on Hindus. Jodha Bai influence on Akbar: Photo Courtesy: Her brother Harika Bai and father Raja Bharmal have also joined the court of Akbar. Her fierce for the self-respect and her courageous attitude made Akbar give the title of ‘Mariam-uz-Zamani. Akbar was very impressed about the intellectuality of Queen Jodha Bai. With the Jodha Bai’s marriage, the disturbed situations between Mughals and Rajputs came down. The marriage between Mughal Emperor Akbar and Jodha Bai was totally a political alliance between the king of Jaipur and the Mughal emperor. After the marriage, she referred to as Jodha Begum. She was very clever and precious woman and married Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great in 1562 AD. In her childhood days, all called Hira Kumwari. Her father was Raja Bharmal, the ruler of Jaipur. She was also well known as Hira Kumwari and Mariam-uz-Zamani, born on October 1, 1542, AD.
