Jagat Gosain

Jagat Gosain

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. She is also known as Mani Bai, Manmati, Jodh Bai (lit. 'Princess of Jodhpur'), Taj Bibi (lit. 'Lady of the Crown') and was also given the posthumous title of Bilqis Makani (lit. 'Lady of the Pure Abode'). She was also wrongly referred to as Balmati Begum by Manrique. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jagat Gosain has received more than 772,844 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jagat Gosain is the 684th most popular companion (up from 702nd in 2019), the 418th most popular biography from India (up from 452nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indian Companion.

Jagat Gosain, also known as Bai Ji Lal Sahiba, is most famous for being the mother of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Azam Shah, who briefly ruled the empire in 1707. She was a highly respected figure in the Mughal court and her influence extended beyond her role as a mother to the emperor. Jagat Gosain was known for her patronage of the arts and her support of charitable causes, and she remains a prominent figure in the history of the Mughal Empire.