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Ruqaiya Sultan Begum
1542 - Today
Ruqaiya Sultan Begum
Ruqaiya Sultan Begum (alternative spelling: Ruqayya, Ruqayyah) (c. 1542 – 1626) was the first and chief wife of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar.Ruqaiya was a first cousin of her husband and was a Mughal princess by birth. Her father, Hindal Mirza, was the youngest brother of Akbar's father, Humayun. She was betrothed to Akbar at the age of nine and married him at 14, but remained childless throughout her marriage. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruqaiya Sultan Begum has received more than 1,373,478 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ruqaiya Sultan Begum is the 535th most popular companion.
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Among companions, Ruqaiya Sultan Begum ranks 535 out of 673. Before her are Joan of the Tower, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Alexei Razumovsky, Rotrude of Hesbaye, Eleanor of Castile, Queen of Navarre, and Princess Viktoria of Prussia. After her are Juana Manuel, Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León, Aregund, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate, and Muniadona of Castile.
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Joan of the Tower
1321 - 1362
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 529
Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary
1013 - 1075
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 530
Alexei Razumovsky
1709 - 1771
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 531
Rotrude of Hesbaye
690 - 725
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 532
Eleanor of Castile, Queen of Navarre
1363 - 1416
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 533
Princess Viktoria of Prussia
1866 - 1929
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 534
Ruqaiya Sultan Begum
1542 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 535
Juana Manuel
1339 - 1381
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 536
Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León
1178 - 1250
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 537
Aregund
515 - 570
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 538
Gunnhild, Mother of Kings
910 - 980
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 539
Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate
1652 - 1730
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 540
Muniadona of Castile
995 - 1066
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 541
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1542, Ruqaiya Sultan Begum ranks 13. Before her are Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Isabella de' Medici, Mariam-uz-Zamani, Jan Zamoyski, Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, and Henriette of Cleves. After her are Guðbrandur Þorláksson and Gioseffo Guami.
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Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
1542 - 1595
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 7
Isabella de' Medici
1542 - 1576
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 8
Mariam-uz-Zamani
1542 - 1623
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 9
Jan Zamoyski
1542 - 1605
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 10
Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona
1542 - 1597
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 11
Henriette of Cleves
1542 - 1601
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 12
Ruqaiya Sultan Begum
1542 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 13
Guðbrandur Þorláksson
1542 - 1627
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 14
Gioseffo Guami
1542 - 1611
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 15
