Harka Bai: Whenever the Mughal Empire is talked about, Emperor Akbar will be the most important aspect in its mention. Akbar became the youngest king of the Mughal Empire. When Humayun i.e. Akbar’s father died, Akbar was 13 years old. If we talk about Akbar’s personal life, it is said that Akbar had 300 wives. Which was the most acceptable among them.
She was Jodha Bai who was the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Ajmer. The story of both was very interesting and many films and serials have been made on it. Meanwhile, the name Akbar is also associated with Harka Bai. Who was this Harka Bai? Let us tell you what was his connection with Akbar.
Harka Bai was Akbar’s fourth wife
Often when people listen to the story of Akbar, they get confused about whether Haar Ka Bhai and Jodha Bai were different or one and the same. Today we clear your confusion and tell you that Jodha Bai is also called Harka Bai. . Harka Bai was born on 1 October 1542 in Amer. Harka Bai was married to Mughal emperor Akbar in 1562. She was Akbar’s fourth wife.
Harka Bai was known as Heer Kanwar in her childhood. So after marriage, she also started being called Mariam-uz-Zamani. Akbar was impressed by the beauty of Harka Bai. She was his favorite queen. Both of them had three sons, of which the first son was born with the blessings of Sufi saint Sheikh Salim Chishti, hence his name was Salim. Who later also became known as Jahangir. After that two more sons named Shah Murad and Daniyal were born.
Which was the real name Jodha Bai or Harka Bai?
This question often comes to people’s mind. Jodha Bai or Harka Bai, which of these was Akbar’s real wife? Different historians have different opinions regarding this. It is certain that both the queens were the same, that is, Harka Bai and Jodha Bai were the names of the same queen.
But some historians say that the name Jodha Bai did not exist. Real name was Harka Bai. So some historians say that Jodha Bai was her real name and the name Harka Bai was later given to her by Emperor Akbar.
