Malika Jahan
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Malika Jahan, whose birth name is unknown,[2] was born a Jaisalmer princess, the daughter of Rawal Bhim Singh, the Bhati ruler of Jaisalmer,[3][4] and a contemporary of Emperor Akbar, and in imperial service to him.[5] He had been a man of rank and influence.[6] She was the granddaughter of Rawal Harraj. She had three paternal uncles named Kalyan Mal, Bhakar and Sultan.[6] Her aunt, Nathi Bai, was married to Emperor Akbar in 1570,[7] and was a mother of a daughter named Mahi Begum.[8]
Rawal Bhim succeeded his father Harraj in 1578.[6] After Bhim's death in 1616, he left a son named Nathu Singh,[9] two months old,[10] who was killed by the Bhatis.[6] His younger brother Kalyan Mal succeeded him as Rawal.[10]