Empress Bega Begum

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Empress Bega Begum was a Mughal empress and chief consort of Emperor Humayun, best known for patronizing monumental architecture and courtly culture in 16th-century India.

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instanceOf 16th-century Indian noblewoman
Mughal empress
chief consort
patron of architecture
alsoKnownAs Haji Begum
architectEngaged Mirak Mirza Ghiyas
Sayyid Muhammad
associatedMonument Humayun's Tomb
surface form: Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
associatedWith Delhi Sultanate–Mughal transition era
Emperor Humayun NERFINISHED
burialPlace Humayun's Tomb
surface form: Humayun's Tomb complex
commissioned Humayun's Tomb
surface form: Humayun's Tomb in Delhi
country Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
court Mughal court
culturalInfluence Persianate court culture
dynasty Mughal dynasty
era 16th century
gender female
historicalPeriod early Mughal period
influenced later Mughal funerary architecture
influencedBy Timurid-Persian architectural traditions
knownFor charitable endowments
patronage of Persian-style garden tombs
religious piety
languageOfCourt Persian
maritalStatus widow of Humayun
notableWork Humayun's Tomb
notedFor political acumen at court
patronOf Humayun's Tomb
Sufi institutions
courtly culture
monumental architecture
placeOfActivity Agra
Delhi
positionHeld chief consort of Emperor Humayun
reasonForTitle performed the Hajj pilgrimage
region northern India
surface form: North India
religion Islam
role guardian of Humayun's memory
manager of imperial household affairs
spouse Humayun NERFINISHED
stepmotherOf Akbar NERFINISHED
supported Akbar's early reign
religious scholars
title Haji Begum
traveledTo Mecca

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Humayun's Tomb commissionedBy Empress Bega Begum