Jagat Gosain

Not to be confused with Mariam-uz-Zamani.

Jagat Gosain
Rajkumari of Marwar
Empress consort of the Mughal Empire
Jagat Gosain holding a Bulbul c.17th century
BornShri Manavati Baiji Lall Sahiba
13 May 1573
Jodhpur or Phalodi, Marwar, Mughal Empire
(present-day Rajasthan, India)
Died8 April 1619(1619-04-08) (aged 45)
Akbarabad, Agra Subah, Mughal Empire
(present-day Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Burial
Dehra Bagh, Agra (present-day Jodhbai Ki Chattri at Arjun Nagar, Agra)
Spouse
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(m. 1586)​
Issue
Posthumous name
Bilqis Makani (lit. 'Lady of the Pure Abode')
Dynasty
FatherRaja Udai Singh
MotherRani Rajavat Kachawahi Manrang Devi
ReligionHinduism

Manavati Bai, also spelled Manvati Bai, (13 May 1573 – 8 April 1619), better known by her title, Jagat Gosain (lit. 'Saint of the World'), was the second wife and the empress consort of the fourth Mughal emperor Jahangir and the mother of his successor, Shah Jahan.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

She is also known as Mani Bai,[8][9] Manmati,[10][11] Jodh Bai (lit. 'Princess of Jodhpur'),[12][13] Taj Bibi[14] (lit. 'Lady of the Crown') and was also given the posthumous title of Bilqis Makani (lit. 'Lady of the Pure Abode').[15][16] She was also wrongly referred to as Balmati Begum by Manrique.[17][18] She should not be confused with her mother-in-law, Mariam-uz-Zamani, who was erroneously called as "Jodha Bai" by European historians since any daughter belonging to the Jodhpur region could be called Jodha Bai or daughter of Jodhpur region.[19]

By birth, she was a Rajput princess of Marwar (present-day Jodhpur) and was the daughter of Raja Udai Singh (popularly known as Mota Raja), the Rathore ruler of Marwar and the full-sister of Sawai Raja Sur Singh, another Rathore ruler of Marwar and Maharaja Kishan Singh, founder of Kishangarh.[20][21][22]

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  3. ^ Manuel, Paul Christopher; Lyon, Alynna; Wilcox, Clyde (2012). Religion and Politics in a Global Society Comparative Perspectives from the Portuguese-Speaking World. Lanham: Lexington Books. p. 68. ISBN 9780739176818.
  4. ^ Eraly, Abraham (2007). Emperors of the Peacock Throne, The Saga of the Great Mughals. Penguin Books India. p. 299. ISBN 978-0141001432.
  5. ^ Shyamaldas, Kaviraj (1888). "The Mother of Jahangir". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 57 (1.2). Translated by Prasad, Babu Ram. Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India): 71.
  6. ^ Bakshi, Shiri Ram; Mittra, Sangh (2002). The Saints of India: Mira Bai Vol. 16. p. 59.
  7. ^ Trevis, Fredrick. The Other Side of the Lantern: An Account of a Commonplace Tour Round the World. p. 60.
  8. ^ Congress, Indian History (1963). Proceedings. Vol. 24. p. 135.
  9. ^ Hooja, Rima. A history of Rajasthan. p. 163.
  10. ^ Welch, Stuart Cary. The Emperors' Album: Images of Mughal India. p. 137.
  11. ^ Awan, Muhammad Tariq (1994). History of India and Pakistan: pt. 1. Great Mughals. p. 378.
  12. ^ Findly, p. 396
  13. ^ The Jahangirnama: memoirs of Jahangir, Emperor of India. New York [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press. 1999. p. 13. ISBN 9780195127188.
  14. ^ Sen Gupta, Subhadra. MAHAL: Power and Pageantry in the Mughal Harem. She is called Jagat Gosain, Jodha Bai, Manmati, Taj Bibi, and after her death, Jahangir gave her the posthumous title of Bilqis Makani, the Lady of the Pure Abode
  15. ^ Sharma, Sudha (2016). The Status of Muslim Women in Medieval India. SAGE Publications India. p. 144. ISBN 9789351505679.
  16. ^ Lal, K.S. (1988). The Mughal harem. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan. p. 149. ISBN 9788185179032.
  17. ^ European Travel Accounts During the Reigns of Shahjahan and Aurangzeb. 1994. p. 38.
  18. ^ Manrique, Sebastian. Travels of Fray Sebāstien Manrique, 1629-1643. p. 299.
  19. ^ Jhala, Angma Dey (2011). Royal Patronage, Power and Aesthetics in Princely India. Pickering & Chatto Limited. p. 119.
  20. ^ Shujauddin, Mohammad; Shujauddin, Razia (1967). The Life and Times of Noor Jahan. Lahore: Caravan Book House. p. 50.
  21. ^ Balabanlilar, Lisa (2015). Imperial Identity in the Mughal Empire: Memory and Dynastic Politics in Early Modern South and Central Asia. I.B.Tauris. p. 10. ISBN 9780857732460.
  22. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).