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Built by a woman prime minister of the Mughal court.

The mosque of Maham Agna.

Opposite Din Panah Entrance (old fort), New Delhi, India.
The Mosque of Khair-ul-Manzil.

Women seldom held power in the male-dominated Mughal society, especially those from humble origins. But Maham Agna, the wet nurse of Akbar the Great, was an exceptional lady. Who inspite her lowly status in the royal harem rose to the premier rank of Vakil –us-Saltanate (prime minister) and remained an influential member of the Mughal court till a rash decision by her son had them both branded traitors to the throne.

In his famous historical work, the Akbarnama, Mughal era historian Abul Fazal celebrated her virtues as a capable administrator, recording the efficiency with which she handled the matters of state better than men of her position.

Farbound.Net Desktop Wallpaper: Showing a photo art representation of the Khair-ul-Manzil mosque inside the city of Dinpanah 1534 ad, New Delhi.

Khair-ul-Manzil mosque: A Farbound.Net Photoart Wallpaper.

Built-in 1561 AD, this six hundred-year-old vestige of early Mughal era architecture was the Khair-ul-Manzil, a mosque cum educational institution. It was commissioned by Maham, perhaps as a subtle expression of her power and devotion to Islam.

After Akbar had her son Adham (and his childhood friend) tried and executed as a traitor – for murdering an appointed court official and entering his sleeping chamber with a sword in hand, she succumbed to her grief not long after.

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