About Gulbadan Begim

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Gulbadan Begum was the daughter of Baburshah and she was born in 1522 in a place called Kabulhaq near Kabul. Her mother was known as Dildor Aghacha Begum, the real name of the queen was Saliha Sultan Begum. Princes Hindol Mirza, Olur Mirza and princesses Gulrang Begim and Gulchehra Begim were also born from this princess.
Among Baburshah's wives, Humayun Mirza's mother Mohim Begum was a woman of broad knowledge, intelligence and wisdom, and she was a queen who earned great prestige and respect among the courtiers. That is probably why, according to Baburshah's decree, in 1525 Gulbadan Begum and Hindol Mirza Mohim Begum were brought up. There is information about this in "Boburnoma". Gulbadan Begum honors both her mothers with equal respect. In the work "Humayunnama", he often mentions his birth mother as "Dildar Begim" and honors Mohim Begim as "Ma'am Hazratlari". His father describes Baburshah as "Firdavs makan and paradise". Gulbadan lived with Mohim Begum in Kabul until he was seven years old, and in 1529, at the invitation of his father, the king moved with Mohim Begum to India (Agra) to live with his father and spent the rest of his life in India. dependably passed. The details of the subsequent events are described in detail in Humayunnama. In 1539, Gulbadan Begum was married to Khoja Khizir Khan, one of the officials in Humayunshah's court, and a son was born from this marriage, who was named Saodatyar. from being the possessor of unique intelligence, they became mature scholars and scientists of their time. Even after her marriage, her brother was her closest adviser and assistant in the administration of state affairs in the palace of Humayunshah, participated in diplomatic affairs at the state level, and helped her with her wise advice in solving controversial issues. Humayunshah remained his faithful companion, sympathizer and colleague even in the times of persecution and hardships of his life. After the accidental death of Humayun Shah in 1556, the young prince Akbar Mirza, along with the king's mother Hamidabonu Begum, was the young king's adviser and adviser, and received great respect and admiration among the courtiers. . By Akbarshah "Firdavs makan va jannati oshiyan hazrat" (Baburshah - Ye. S.) started writing "Humayunnama". mainly, it contains scenes from the life of his father Baburshah and his brother Humayunshah, examples of the state lifestyle in the palace, customs in the KING's family, the king's relationship with his family members and relatives, courtiers, amirs and begs, and examples reflecting their personal character. The events that took place are correctly assessed in the work and their participants are given a truthful description. As the author was one of the most accomplished singers of his time, the work is written in an understandable and fluent language. Valuable information can be obtained from it about the events during the reign of Humayun Shah. As noted by the famous Babur scholar Sabohat Azimjonova, even after the death of Baburshah, the state language remained Persian, the Uzbek literary language, historically known as the "Chigatoy language", was spoken in the palace, and in the Andijan dialect recorded by Babur, she Gulbadan Begim, who grew up breathing in the cultural environment founded by the great Lutfiy, the great Alisher Navoi, the famous Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur, brings many phrases characteristic of the Uzbek language and in some cases perfect sentences in her work. . Along with this, the work contains expressions from Hindi and Urdu languages. This indicates that "Humayunnoma" is an important source for those who study history, literature, language history, and ethnography. The work is read with interest. In some sources, there is also information that Gulbadan Begim finished the ghazals. According to Abul Fazl, a historian of Akbarshah's court, one of the leading scholars of his time, in his work "Akbarnama", Gulbadan Begim went on a pilgrimage to Makkah in 1575 and returned in 1582. . In the palace of Akbar Shah, he was given a large allowance and special servants, and died in 1603 at the age of 80.

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