Khwaja Muazzam, was the half-brother of Hamida Bano Begum. OctoJodha Akbar | Episode 350 Hussein under the Damocles' Sword But after watching the Promo and Episode, i concluded something, as it brought some history to my mind. The reasons were not given to us in the episode. In the episode, aired yesterday, it was shown that Jalal crossed Yamuna with a select group of his close aides, and got a minor wound on the forehead in the process. I am mentioning the case of Hamida Bano Begum due to a special reason. Among them, Akbar's mother, Hamida Bano Begum was also present. The case of Adham Khan is well known in this regard.Īfter the death of Maham Anga in 1562, the hold on Akbar was loosened, but still there were others who controlled him.
Often, many offenders who enjoyed the protection of these ladies, went away free due to their influence on Akbar. Such was the influence of the ladies that they literally controlled Akbar on many matters of policy making.
Maham Anga wielded considerable influence over Jalal and controlled the administration to a large extent. Especially till 1562, his activities revolved largely around the sporting and hunting pleasures, less on the empire administration. He did not completely act according to his own will during his time, but there were sporadic incidents when he used to deal independently.ĭuring the period of Petticoat Government, many senior ladies of the harem had significant power in their hands, and Jalal was engaged in Agra, mostly. Abu'l Fazl has mentioned that during this period Akbar stayed put " Behind the Veil". I wish to tell my readers that, the time till 1564, was said to be the, "Petticoat Government Period of Akbar".
This was the time where his army fought many wars in Rajputana, East Hindustan, etc. Along/After this, the " actual expansion" of the Empire with the effective participation of Akbar took place. If we see the timeline, then we notice that Akbar's twins died died in 1564.
I feel that this change is on similar lines. I have been writing about this in many posts/comments of mine, and was expecting this. The Promo shows that after the demise of twins, Jalal has decided to return to his Old Self, i.e., the OLD ruthless warrior who ruled by sheer brute of force.!!Īccording to me, this "change" was bound to happen in Jalal. Here are my thoughts on the New Promo of Jodha Akbar which aired recently, last night.