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Empress Consort of Mughal Emperor Akbar

Not to be confused with Jagat Gosain.

Mariam-uz-Zamani (lit. 'Mary/Compassionate of the Age';^[5]c. 1542 – 19 May 1623), commonly known by the misnomerJodha Bai,^[6] was the chief consort and principal Hindu wife^[a] as well as the favourite wife of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar.^{[7][8][9][10][11]} She was also the longest-serving Hindu empress of the Mughal Empire with a tenure of forty-three years (1562–1605).

Born a Rajput princess,^[13][a] she was married to Akbar by her father, Raja Bharmal of Amer due to political exigencies.^[16][17] Her marriage to Akbar led to a gradual shift in the latter's religious and social policies.

She is widely regarded in modern Indian historiography as exemplifying both Akbar's tolerance of religious differences and their inclusive policies within an expand