Humayun-nama
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Humayun-nama is a 16th-century memoir written in Persian by Mughal princess Gulbadan Begum, offering a rare female perspective on the life and reign of Emperor Humayun and the early Mughal court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Humayun-nama canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian-language work
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historical text ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| about |
Mughal dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal royal family
court life in Mughal Empire ⓘ exile of Humayun ⓘ political events in early Mughal Empire ⓘ return of Humayun to power ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mughal court
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal court of Akbar
Timurid-Mughal historiography ⓘ |
| author | Gulbadan Begum ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Akbar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| culture | Mughal culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
early Mughal imperial court
ⓘ
life of Emperor Humayun ⓘ reign of Emperor Humayun ⓘ |
| describes |
Humayun’s exile in Persia
ⓘ
military campaigns of Humayun ⓘ relations within the Mughal royal family ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| historicalContext | formation of Mughal Empire in India ⓘ |
| historicalValue |
primary source on early Mughal history
ⓘ
rare female-authored source in Indo-Persian historiography ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Indo-Persian literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Humayun
ⓘ
Mughal dynasty ⓘ early Mughal court ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the few surviving Mughal texts written by a woman
ⓘ
detailed account of Humayun’s personal life ⓘ insider view of Mughal harem and domestic life ⓘ |
| originalScript | Perso-Arabic script ⓘ |
| perspective | female perspective ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Akbarnama
ⓘ
Baburnama ⓘ |
| setting |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| timePeriodDescribed |
16th century
ⓘ
reign of Humayun ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Gulbadan Begum ⓘ |
| writtenInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
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