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Identify the Mughal royal lady after whose death in 1604, many Rajput chiefs along with emperor Akbar shaved their heads :

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UGC NET 2015 Paper 1 Question Paper (27-Dec-2015)
The correct answer is

Hamida Bano Begum

Hamida Banu Begum, wife of Humayun and mother of Akbar, died in 1604 at Agra.

In mourning for his mother, Akbar shaved his head and beard, and many nobles including Rajput chiefs followed this Hindu custom of mourning with him.

Gulbadan Begum died in 1603, Maham Anaga died in 1562, and Manmati Bai was a Rajput queen, not the queen mother.

Hence, Hamida Bano Begum.

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