Inspired by @mukhoty and @BaytAlFann this morning, I figured i'd do a quick thread on some of my favorite female characters from A Lion's Age (so far). All of them historical, all of them fascinating
Mah Chachuk Begum, one of the wives of Emperor Humayun, after his death she ruled Kabul pretty much independently, being a powerful thorn in the side for Akbar, even beating the armies of Munim Khan and his son
Chand Bibi ruled not 1 but 2 separate Empires in the Deccan, and fought the great polymath general Abdur Rahim Khan-e-Khana to a stand still leading an alliance of generals from the other Sultanates
Meerabai, a poet saint from the Bhakti movement, important even today to both Hindus and Sikhs. Her songs, poems and devotionals to Krishna continue to be a part of the culture.
Another member of the Bhakti movement, Jahnava Thakkurani was one of the wives of Nityananda. After his death she continued to shape the movement and festivals within the Bengal region.
Dildar Begum, one of the wives of Babur, she was the mother of Hindal, convincing him to recant his rebellion against Humayun, and also convincing the mother of Akbar to marry Humayun before a perilous journey through the desert as they fled both Sher Shah and Kamran.
My personal favorite, Khanzada Begum, older sister of Emperor Babur. she was left behind when the Uzbek warlord Wormwood Khan routed them from Samarkand, years later, she was liberated by the Safavids, and his skull was turned into a bejeweled goblet.
And finally (for today), Bega Begum. Chief consort to Humayun, she was captured and returned during battle with Sher Shah. After Humayun's death, she was responsible for commissioning his tomb along with other great architectural works.
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