The name Chand Begum flashed right in front of us after Jodha Bai got a letter from her in the Maha episode of Jodha Akbar. While, she along with Akbar is wondering who is Chand Begum, Akbar’s aunt Gulbadam Begum who is also the author of Humayun Nama recalls that Chand Begum is none other than Humayun’s wife whose name is also mentioned in Humayun Nama.
Let us now look into the story as well as mystery surrounding Chand Begum, the not so familiar name in Mughal Dynasty:
Chand Begum was One Among Many Wives of Humayun
Like Babur, Humayun too had more than four wives. While, Bega Begum aka Haji Begum was his chief consort, Chand Begum was one of his early Begums along with Shaad Begum. His other begums were Gulbarg Begum, Banu Begum, Miveh Jan, Gunwar Bibi (Bakshi Bano’s mother), Hamida Banu Begum (Akbar’s mother), and Mah Chuchak Begum (Mirza Hakim‘s mother and Abdul Maali’s mother in law).
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