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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Persian-language work
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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Gulbadan Begum notableWork Humayun-nama
Mughal chronicles hasNotableExample Humayun-nama