The Book of Akbar 54.6

54.6

Though Anaga seems has not always this meaning. Pavet de Courteille says (Turkish dictionary, 57) “nourrice, sage-femme, gouvernante; on donne aussi a la mere du Khan le titre de anaga.” We find also that the mother of Cingiz Khan had this title, her name being given in the Akbarnama (I. 72, top line) as “Olun Anaga” though Erdmann spells it Eke. Apparently the Turkish pronunciation is Enge. See Redhouse s. v. He states that it means a sister-in-law, the wife of an elder brother or lady-relative of a bridegroom who is sent to fetch the bride home. A. F. sometimes calls Maham Anaga, Maham Bega and Maham Agha, and it is generally by the title of Bega that Bayazid Sultan speaks of her in the so-called Tarikh-i-humayun. (I. O. Ms. No. 216). He calls her (15) Maham Bega and adds the explanation ke agha anaga Nawab-i-'ishan bud, i.e., who was head of the Prince's nurses. And then follows the statement that she was accompanied by Jiji Anaga, wife of Shamsu-d-din Mu. Ghaznawi who was the Prince's nurse (anaga). (Unless indeed the word is atgah and refers to Shamsu-d-din.)