# Mariam-uz-Zamani

> A Rajput princess who became the Mughal Empire's longest-serving Hindu empress and one of its richest women — not through inheritance but through trade routes she controlled herself.

*Chief consort of Mughal emperor Akbar (c.1542–1623)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mariam-uz-zamani

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1542-10-01
- **Died:** 1623-05-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Born in 1545 as a Rajput princess, she was married at seventeen to Emperor Akbar by her father, Raja Bharmal of Amer, in a political bargain that would reshape an empire. The union nudged Akbar toward the religious tolerance that became his legacy, and she rose to the highest rank in his harem — described by court chronicler Abu'l-Fazl as commanding uncommon privilege. But she didn't just preside; she traded. She became the Mughal Empire's most prodigious woman merchant, amassing personal wealth that made her one of the era's richest figures and quietly pioneered the role of noblewomen in foreign commerce. She held the title of empress consort for forty-three years, longer than any Hindu woman in Mughal history, and bore Akbar's heir, the future Emperor Jahangir. She died in 1623, having lived to see her grandson Shah Jahan inherit the throne she helped secure.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 57.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 22.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 7.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Business Professionals, #Other, #Early Modern Era

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariam-uz-Zamani)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2724440)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Mariam-uz-Zamani)
- [جودا بای](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C)
- [জোধাবাই](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87)
- [Mariam uz-Zamani](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariam_uz-Zamani)
- [मरियम-उज-जमानी](https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE-%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%9C-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80)
- [جودا بای](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C)
- [Mariam-uz-Zamani](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariam-uz-Zamani)
- [मरियम उज़-ज़मानी](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80)
- [Mariam-uz-Zamani](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariam-uz-Zamani)
- [Mariam-uz-Zamani](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariam-uz-Zamani)
- [マリヤム・ウッザマーニー・ベーグム](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A4%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%83%83%E3%82%B6%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A0)
- [Джодха бегім](https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%85%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B3%D1%96%D0%BC)
- [മറിയം-ഉസ്-സമാനി](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%82-%E0%B4%89%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D-%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BF)
- [मरियम उझ-झमानी](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%9D-%E0%A4%9D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80)
- [मरियम-उज-जमानी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE-%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%9C-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80)
- [Harkha Bai](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harkha_Bai)
- [Mariam-uz-Zamani](https://nup.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariam-uz-Zamani)
- [ਮਰੀਅਮ-ਉਜ਼-ਜ਼ਮਾਨੀ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%85%E0%A8%AE-%E0%A8%89%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%BC-%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A8%E0%A9%80)
- [Mariam-uz-Zamani](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariam-uz-Zamani)
- [جودھا بائی](https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AF%DA%BE%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C)
- [Mariam-uz-Zamani](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariam-uz-Zamani)
- [Мариам уз-Замани](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BC_%D1%83%D0%B7-%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8)
- [මරියම්-උස්-සමානි](https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%8B%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%92)
- [Mariam-uz-Zamani](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariam-uz-Zamani)
- [جودا باي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8A)

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