Jahanzeb Banu Begum

The two roles Jahanzeb Banu Begum, the wife of Prince Muhammad Azam, has in the princely household are of diplomatic and military nature. She is a beautiful, cultured and courageous woman whose great skill at maintaining a household of harmony has been tested many times. She makes sure a strong spirit of camaraderie and shared struggles is cultivated among the members of the household. If it had not been for her, Mir Hedayatullah, the chief huntsman and koka, would have never been forgiven by Prince Muhammad Azam when they had exchanged bitter words after a spat. Azam trusted her and confided in her, as she was his favorite wife and vastly loved by him. This helped when Jahanzeb had to persuade him to let Mir Hedayatullah rejoin the household. The relationship between their son Prince Bidar Bakht and Azam is often poisoned due to imperial favor, and it is up to Jahanzeb to soothe the relation and make sure they got along. Jahanzeb led her husband's troops when he had to move ahead upon summons from his father, and she mounted her elephant three years later to encourage a lagging our counter-attack on the enemy. It was then she made a promise to commit suicide if the our Army was overrun. Thankfully, that did not happen.