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The History of Humāyūn (Gulbadan Begam) 22: XV 'AqIqa ('AfIqa) Begam Jahan-shahi (No 47 )

The History of Humāyūn (A. S. Beveridge) 22

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Her name may be 'Aqlqa, a cornelian, etc , or 'Afifa, a chaste, modest woman Our begam’s MS allows both readings I have used the first but the second seems the more appropriate in sense
She was a daughter of Humayun and Bega and second child of both parents She was born in Agra in 1531 It is only from her aunt Gul-badan that anything is known of her She went to Gwalior with her mother in (?) 1534 , she was at Hindal’s feast in 1537, and she was lost at Chausa on June 27th, 1539
Gul badan, 22a, 28b, 25, 33b, 34b