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Mughal Empress: Hamida Banu Begum, the wife of 2nd Mughal Emperor Humayun dies

Death of Hamida Banu Begum On this day, August 29, 1604, Hamida Banu Begum, also known as Maryam Makani, the wife of the second Mughal emperor Humayun, died at Shahriyar, Agra, barely a year before her son Akbar. Hamida Banu Begum commissioned Humayun's tomb by Persian and Hindustani workers, where she was entombed following her death. Hamida Banu…