Imperial zenana of the Mughal court

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Mughal court institution royal household institution secluded residential space women’s quarters

The Imperial zenana of the Mughal court was the secluded, highly regulated women’s quarters of the Mughal imperial palace complex, housing royal consorts, female relatives, and their attendants at the center of courtly life and politics.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Mughal imperial harem 7
Mughal harem 4
Mughal royal household 4

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal court institution ⓘ
royal household institution ⓘ
secluded residential space ⓘ
women’s quarters ⓘ
associatedWith Jahanara Begum ⓘ
Akbar ⓘ
surface form: Mughal emperor Akbar

Aurangzeb ⓘ
surface form: Mughal emperor Aurangzeb

Jahangir ⓘ
surface form: Mughal emperor Jahangir

Shah Jahan ⓘ
surface form: Mughal emperor Shah Jahan

Mumtaz Mahal ⓘ
Nur Jahan ⓘ
Zeb-un-Nissa ⓘ
characteristic observance of purdah ⓘ
restricted male access ⓘ
seclusion of women ⓘ
strict regulation ⓘ
country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form: Mughal Empire
culturalContext Indo-Islamic court culture ⓘ
Persianate court traditions ⓘ
function center of dynastic reproduction ⓘ
education of royal children ⓘ
management of imperial household affairs ⓘ
patronage of arts and architecture ⓘ
residence for imperial women ⓘ
site of courtly culture ⓘ
site of political influence ⓘ
guardedBy eunuchs ⓘ
female guards ⓘ
hasPart baths ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
gardens ⓘ
guarded gateways ⓘ
harems ⓘ
kitchens ⓘ
religious spaces ⓘ
residential apartments ⓘ
screened balconies ⓘ
service quarters ⓘ
storerooms ⓘ
housed concubines of the Mughal emperor ⓘ
eunuch guards ⓘ
female attendants ⓘ
female relatives of the emperor ⓘ
female servants ⓘ
female slaves ⓘ
imperial princesses ⓘ
royal consorts ⓘ
wet nurses ⓘ
widowed royal women ⓘ
wives of the Mughal emperor ⓘ
influenced court factions ⓘ
imperial patronage networks ⓘ
imperial succession politics ⓘ
location Agra Fort ⓘ
Fatehpur Sikri ⓘ
surface form: Fatehpur Sikri palace complex

Lahore Fort ⓘ
Red Fort ⓘ
surface form: Red Fort, Delhi
partOf Mughal court ⓘ
Imperial zenana of the Mughal court self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mughal imperial household

Mughal imperial palace complex ⓘ
regulatedBy court etiquette ⓘ
imperial household rules ⓘ
relatedConcept court politics ⓘ
harem ⓘ
purdah ⓘ
royal household ⓘ
temporalExtent 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
usedBy Mughal Emperor ⓘ
surface form: Mughal emperors

Mughal dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Mughal royal family

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ashraf Mahal → residence → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
Rang Mahal → associatedWith → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal royal household
Taj Mahal Begum → partOf → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial harem
Taj Mahal Begum → memberOf → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal royal household
Sahiba Banu Begum → residence → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial harem
Hamida Banu Begum → associatedWith → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal harem
Hamida Banu Begum → sphereOfInfluence → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial household
Salima Sultan Begum → memberOf → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial harem
Akbarabadi Mahal → memberOf → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial harem
Akbarabadi Mahal → partOf → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal royal household
Izz-un-Nissa Begum → memberOf → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial harem
Izz-un-Nissa Begum → partOf → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal royal household
Hasan Banu Begum → partOf → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal harem
Imperial zenana of the Mughal court → partOf → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial household
Wali Nimat Begum → residence → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial harem
Mariam Makani → residence → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
subject surface form: Hamida Banu Begum
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial harem
Padshah Begum → associatedWithInstitution → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal imperial household
Mahlara Begum → associatedWith → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal harem
Qudsia Begum → partOf → Imperial zenana of the Mughal court ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mughal harem