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This document discusses marriage and concubinage practices among the Mughal imperial family. It describes how there was a hierarchy among wives, with legal wives known as "Begums" having higher status than secondary wives called "Aghas" or inferior concubines called "Aghachas". The harem contained thousands of women, including wives, concubines, relatives and servants. While Akbar opposed slavery, many concubines were still obtained through the enslavement of captured women. The legal wives had more rights

Author

Urja Sharma

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