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According to the Pddishdhndmah, Humayun, at the time of his acces- 

 sion, was 23 y , 6 m., 5 d., old. The period from his julus to his 

 death is 25 (lunar) ?/., 10 m, 9 * 5 d., hence at his death, he was 42 y., 

 4 m. t 10 d. old. 



Of his wives the following are mentioned : — 



1. Ilamidah Bdnu Begum, Akbar's mother. Her title is Maryam 

 Makdni, l holding the rank of the Virgin Mary.' She died 18th 

 Shahriwar 1012, and was buried at the side of Humayun at Dihli. 2. 

 Mali Jdjah (Chuchalc) Begum, mother of Mirza Muhammad Hakim 

 and Sultan Ibrahim. Badaoni and the Akbarnamah (II, 69), also 

 mention a Hdji Begum ; but this may be the title of the preceding. 



Humayun's sons : — 1. Akbar. 



2. Mirza Muhammad Hakim, born in 961. f Died of delirium 

 tremens (ra'shah), 12th Sha'ban 993, (Bad. II, 346). 



3. Sultan Ibrahim, who died as an infant. 



Of Humayun's daughters I find mentioned — (a.) Najibunnisa Begum 

 (TuzuJc, p. 68, and Preface, p. 5) ; and (b.) Bakhtunnisa Begum (Klidfi 

 KUdn, p. 226). A son of the former, Mirza Wali, was at Jahaugir's 

 Court (Tuzuh, p. 68). 



VIII. Jala'ludcli'n Muhammad Akbar. 



Title after death, 'Arshdshydni. Born in the night from Saturday 

 to Sunday, 5th Rajab 949, at Amarkot. Julds, about noon oi 

 Friday, 2nd| Babi' II, 963, at Kalaniir, near Labor, when Akbar hat 

 reached the age of 13 (solar) g., 4 m., 18 d. ; or 13 (lunar) y., 8 m. } 

 2S il. He died in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, 12th 

 Jumada II, 1014, at the age of 63 (solar) //., 1 d., or 64 (lunar) y., 

 11 m., 7 d. Regarding the confusion as to the exact day of Akbar's 

 death, vide my A'in translation, p. 212, note 2. He had reigned 49 (solar)' 

 y., 7 m., 13 d., or 51 (lunar) ?/., 2 m. } 9 d. 



Akbar had^ve sons — 



1. Hasan ) twins, born 3rd Babi' 972. They only lived 



2. Husain J one month. 



3. Salim [Jaha'ngi'r]. 



* The Edition of the Pddishdhndmah has wrong J& for %&. 



t His kvwyah [j*&J[f*.\ Abul Mqfdkhir, or Jj^ J \j*\ Ahul Fazdil) givea 



the Tarlkh (001) ; vide also Bud. II, p. 50. 

 J Stewart, p. 121, says, 3rd Kabi' 11. 



