At first I intended, in speaking of the Grandees of the Court, to record the deeds which raised them to their exalted positions, to describe their quali­ties, and to say something of their experience. But I am unwilling to bestow mere praise; in fact, it does not become the encomiast of His Majesty to praise others, and I should act against my sense of truthfulness, were I but to mention that which is praiseworthy, and to pass in silence over that which cannot be approved of. I shall therefore merely record, in form of a table, their names and the titles which have been conferred upon them.

1. Sha´hza´dah Sulta´n Sali´m, eldest son of His Majesty.

2. Sha´h´zadah Sulta´n Mura´d, second son of His Majesty.

3. Sha´hza´dah Sulta´n Da´nya´l, third son of His Majesty.

Akbar had five sons—

Of daughters, I find three mentioned—(a.) Sháhzádah Khánum, born three months after Salím, in 977. (b.) Shukrunnisá Begum, who in 1001 was married to Mírzá Sháhrukh (No. 7, below, p. 312); and (c.) A´rám Bánú Begum; both born after Sulṭán Dányál. Regarding the death of the last Begum, vide Tuzuk, p. 386.

Of Akbar's wives the following are mentioned:—1. Sulṭán Raqiyah Begum (a daughter of Mírzá Hindál), who died 84 years old, 7th Jumáda I, 1035, (Tuzuk, p. 401). She was Akbar's first wife (zan i kalán), but had no child by him. She tended Sháhjahán. Núr Jahán (Jahángír's wife) also stayed with her after the murder of Sher Afkan. 2. Sulṭán Salímah Begum. She was a daughter of Gulrukh (?) Begum* (a daughter of Bábar) and Mírzá Núruddín Muhammad. Humáyún had destined her for Bairám Khán, who married her in the beginning of Akbar's reign. After the death of Bairám, Akbar, in 968, married her. She died 10th Zí Qa'dah, 1021. As a poetess, she is known under the name Makhfí (concealed), and must not be confounded with Zebunnisá* (a daughter of Aurangzeb's), who has the same poetical name. 3. The daughter of Rájah Bihárí Mal and sister of Rájah Bhagawán Dás. Akbar married her in 968, at Sáṉbhar. 4. The beautiful wife of 'Abdulwási’, married in 970, (vide Bad. II, 61). 5. or Princess of Jodhpúr, the mother of Jahángír. Her name is not mentioned by any Muhammadan historian. As Akbar's mother had the title of Maryam Makání, so was Jodh Bái called Maryam uzzamání. She died in the month of Rajab 1032, A. H. (Tuzuk, p. 361). The Tuzuk expresses a hope ‘that God will receive her in His mercy; for Jahángír's mother, though a Hindú, could not well ‘be sent to hell.’ 6. Bíbí Daulat Shád, mother of (b.) and (c.); vide Tuzuk, p. 16. 7. A daughter of 'Abdullah Khán Mughul (964). 8. A daughter of Mírán Mubárik Sháh of Khandes; vide p. 13, note.

Sulṭán Salím. Title as Emperor, Jahángír. Title after death, Jannatmakání. Born at Fathpúr Síkṛí, on Wednesday, 17th Rabí' I, 977, or 18th Shahríwar of the 14th year of Akbar's Era. He was called Salím, because he was born in the house of Shaikh Salím i Chishtí. Akbar used to call him Shaikhú Bábá (vide Tuzuk, p. 1). For his wives and children, vide below, No. 4. Jahángír died on the 28th Çafar 1037 (28th October, 1627) near Rájor on the Kashmír frontier. Vide my article on Jahángír in the Calcutta Review for October, 1869.

Sulṭán Murád, Akbar's fourth son, was born on Thursday, 3rd Muharram, 978, and died of delirium tremens in 1006, at Jalnápúr in Barár (Tuzuk, p. 15; Akbar­námah II, p. 443; Kháfí Khán, p. 212). He was nicknamed Paháṛí (Bad. II, 378). He was sabzrang (of a livid complexion), thin, and tall (Tuzuk). A daughter of his was married to Prince Parwíz, Jahángír's son (Tuzuk), p. 38.)

Sulṭán Dányál was born at Ajmír, on the 10th Jumáda I., 979, and died of delirium tremens, A. H. 1013. Kháfí Khán, I. p. 232, says, the news of his death reached Akbar in the beginning of 1014. He was called Dányál in remembrance of Shaikh Dányál, a follower of Mu'ín i Chishtí, to whose tomb at Ajmír Akbar, in the beginning of his reign, often made pilgrimages. Dányál married, in the beginning of 1002, the daughter of Qulij Khán (No. 42), and towards the end of 1006, Jánán Begum, a daughter of Mírzá 'Abdurrahím Khán Khánán (Kháfí Khán, p. 213), and was betrothed to a daughter of Ibráhím 'A´dilsháh of Bíjápúr; but he died before the marriage was consummated. He had three sons:—1. Ṭahmúras, who was married to Sulṭán Bahár Begum, a daughter of Jahángír. 2. Báyasanghar (<Arabic>). 3. Hoshang, who was married to Hoshmand Bánú Begum, a daughter of Khusrau. Besides, he had four daughters whose names are not mentioned. One of them, Buláqí Begum, was married to Mírzá Wálí (Tuz., p. 272). Ṭahmúras and Hoshang were killed by A´çaf Khán after the death of Jahángír (vide Proceedings, As. Society of Bengal, for August 1869). Nothing appears to be known regarding the fate of Báyasanghar. Vide Calcutta Review for October, 1869.

Dányál is represented as well built, good looking, fond of horses and elephants, and clever in composing Hindústaní poems.

4. Sulta´n Khusrau, eldest son of Prince Salím [Jahángír].

Jahángír's wives (Tuzuk, p. 84, and Preface, p. 6). A daughter of Rájah Bhagawán Dás, married in 993, gave birth, in 994, to Sulṭánunnisá Begum [Kháfí Khán, Sulṭán Begum], and in 995 to Prince Khusrau. She poisoned herself with opium in a fit of madness apparently brought on by the behaviour of Khusrau and her younger brother Madhú Singh, in 1011 (Kháfí Khán, p. 227). 2. A daughter of Rái Rái Singh, son of Rái Kalyan Mal of Bíkánír, married 19th Rajab 994. Bad. II, p. 353. She is not mentioned in the Tuzuk among Jahángír's wives. 3. A daughter of Odai Singh, [Mot'h Rájah], son of Rájah Máldeo, married in 994. The Tuzuk (p. 5) calls her Jagat Gosáyiní. She is the mother of Sháhjahán, and died in 1028, (Tuzuk, p. 268). 4. A daughter of Khwájah Hasan, the uncle of Zain Khán Kokah. She is the mother of Prince Parwíz. She died 15th Tír, 1007. 5. A daughter of Rájah Keshú Dás Rát'hor. She is the mother of Bahár Bánú Begum (born 23rd Shahríwar 998). 6. and 7. The mothers of Jahándár and Shahryár. 8. A daughter of 'Alí Rái, ruler of little Thibet (Bad. II, 376), married in 999. 9. A daughter of Jagat Singh, eldest son of Rájah Mán Singh (Tuzuk, p. 68). 10. Mihrunnisá Khánum, the widow of Sher Afkan. On her marriage with Jahángír she received the title of Núr Mahall, and was later called Núr Jahán. (Tuz. p. 156). Jahángír does not appear to have had children by Núr Jahán.