“Jodha Bai” the name associated with the chief consort and the principal Hindu wife of the third Mughal emperor Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar , and the mother of the fourth Mughal emperor Nur ud-din Muhammad Salim Jahangir . However, that was not her real name but a misnomer. The name ‘Jodha Bai’ (or Jodh Bai) belongs to Emperor Jahangir’s second wife , Manavati Bai (also spelled as Manvati Bai), better known by her title, Jagat Gosain . [1] This article explores how such a significant error about an empire that ruled India for over three centuries has persisted into the modern world, and what was the actual name of the historical figure we’ve come to know as “Jodha Bai”. Background Significant Figures Akbar Padishah Ghazi Shahenshah-e-Hind Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar succeeded his father Humayun, and reigned as the third Emperor of the Mughal dynasty from 1556 to 1605. He had three chief consorts, namely: Ruqaiya Sultan Beg...
