1542 - Today
Ruqaiya Sultan Begum (alternative spelling: Ruqayya, Ruqayyah) (c. 1544 – 1626) was the first wife and one of the chief consorts 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 1,411,720 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ruqaiya Sultan Begum is the 522nd most popular companion.
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Among companions, Ruqaiya Sultan Begum ranks 522 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.
1321 - 1362
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 516
1013 - 1075
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 517
1709 - 1771
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 518
690 - 725
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 519
1363 - 1416
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 520
1866 - 1929
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 521
1542 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 522
1339 - 1381
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 523
1178 - 1250
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 524
515 - 570
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 525
910 - 980
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 526
1652 - 1730
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 527
995 - 1066
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 528
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.
1542 - 1595
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 7
1542 - 1576
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 8
1542 - 1623
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 9
1542 - 1605
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 10
1542 - 1597
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 11
1542 - 1601
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 12
1542 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 13
1542 - 1627
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 14
1542 - 1611
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 15