| Hamida Banu Begum | |
|---|---|
| Empress consort of the Mughal Empire Empress mother of the Mughal Empire | |
 19th century artistic portrait of Hamida Banu Begum | |
| Padshah Begum | |
| Predecessor | Bega Begum |
| Successor | Saliha Banu Begum |
| Born | c. 1527 |
| Died | 29 August 1604 (aged 76–77) Agra, Mughal Empire (present-day India) |
| Burial | 30 August 1604 |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Akbar Two daughters |
| Father | Shaikh Ali Akbar Jami |
| Mother | Mah Afroz Begum |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Signature |  |
Hamida Banu Begum (Persian: حمیده بانو بیگم; c. 1527 – 29 August 1604) was the empress consort of the second Mughal emperor Humayun and the mother of his successor, the third Mughal emperor Akbar.[1][2] She was bestowed the title of Mariam Makani (lit. 'Dwelling with Mariam'), by her son, Akbar.[3] She also bore the title of Padshah Begum during the reign of Akbar.[4]
- ^ Lal, Muni (1986). Shah Jahan. Vikas Publishing House. p. xv. ISBN 9780706929294.
- ^ The Humayun Nama: Gulbadan Begum's forgotten chronicle Yasmeen Murshed, The Daily Star, 27 June 2004.
- ^ Findly, Ellison Banks (1993). Nur Jahan, empress of Mughal India. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 94. ISBN 9780195360608.
- ^ Badayuni, Abdul Qadir. Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh. Vol. III.
Begum Pädshāh, the mother of his Majesty, busied herself in the ladies' apartments of the palace in interceding for the Shaikh and said to the Emperor. My son, he has an aged and decrepit mother in Ajmer.