What a creative way to have a reason to 1) give money and goods to the people, 2) check to make sure the emperor is maintaining his health (or not), and 3) give the people a party! The Astrologers determine the date and time of the weighing, and after the Elders pray for the prince, […]
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I had to make a spreadsheet to keep track of all the children of Prince Salim. He had five boys and ten girls. All five boys lived to adulthood. According to Jahangir’s autobiography, only one girl lived to adulthood. Why did most of the baby girls not survive? Birth Order Mother of Child Child’s Given
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Prince Salim had five sons, but only a few of the boys get attention in the history books. Giving birth to a son during this time was a big deal. Why did Salim’s last three sons get so little attention? Especially once Salim became emperor? Many seem to assume the last two sons came from
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As a blog from the Chughtai Museum states, there is a lot of confusion regarding historical incidents and figures from the 16th century – especially regarding the women of the time. This piece is a perfect example. This is a miniature painting dated in the late 16th or early 17th century. Prince Salim is shown
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By Chapter 15 of Book 4 of The Mumtaz Chronicles – The First Wife – I was trying to think of a creative place the Prince and his commander, Ali Kahn could have a conversation. I did not want them, once again, sitting in a room, drinking wine in front of a fireplace. Couldn’t they
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Fort Allahabad is an actual place that was taken over by Prince Salim as a rebellious act toward his father. When I read the books of that time, back then, they called it Ilahabas. Akbar built the fort on the convergence of three sacred rivers. There is quite a bit written about this location and
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