Indian History MCQ The Mughal Empire Question #1075
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QWho was the mother of Shah Jahan?

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  • A Malika Jahan Begum
  • B Khas Mahal Begum
  • C Nur-un-Nissa Begum
  • D Jagat Gosaini
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Jagat Gosaini (d. 1619) was a wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir and the mother of his successor, the fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. She is also known as Jodh Bai, Manmati, and was given the posthumous title of Bilqis Makani.

By birth, she was a Rajput princess of Marwar (present-day Jodhpur) and was a daughter of Raja Udai Singh (popularly known as Mota Raja), the Rathore ruler of Marwar.

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