Historians say that many stories of homosexuality are famous in the Mughal period. The rulers themselves used to indulge in this and their warlords too. One such incident happened during the reign of Akbar as well, which is recorded in history.
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Who does not know the stories of the royal expenses of the Mughal rulers? Like emperors, theirs too sprawling harem used to have. His hobbies also had their own special status. It is said that when he used to go out of his house, he used to take a temporary harem full of concubines with him. But the most surprising thing is that some Mughals were also homosexuals, so big incidents related to homosexuals had also taken place during their reign.
Historians of the Mughal period say that beautiful, gentle and sensual youths were also kept in the harem of those rulers. It is said that in the harem of these rich Mughals, which spread up to Central Asia, there were more men and less women. Those youths were also loved.
Babur was gay too
The Hindu According to an article published in, Mughal ruler Babur was also homosexual. Baburnama It has been written in reference to the translation that he was not only the founder of the Mughal rule, but he was fond of loving young men. As much as he was a fighter, he was also under the influence of lust.
Homosexuality during the reign of Shah Jahan
It is believed that till that time there were no examples of homosexuality in India. An incident of Shahjahan’s time is famous, which has been mentioned by historian Tavernier. According to him, a governor of Burhanpur was killed, it was found that the murder was due to homosexuality.
It is said that the governor’s heart fell on a young man. He wanted to establish a love relationship with her. But the young man was not ready. He got upset and killed the governor.
Sensational incident happened even during Akbar’s time
Historians say that such an incident happened even during the reign of Akbar. Khan Zaman alias Ali Quli Khan used to be in Akbar’s court then. He was called the hero of the second battle of Panipat, it is said that his heart fell on Shamim Baig, a soldier of Akbar. While he was a special soldier of Akbar.
Sufi poets have also written on this
In the poems written by the Sufi poets of the medieval period, such youths have been made the biggest symbol of love. For example, a Sufi poet of the medieval period, Saifi, advises in one of his Persian poems:
Only then one’s life will be complete and successful in itself,
Have a handsome boy and a good poetry book nearby.
17th century homosexual love
Apart from the Mughals, there were also examples of homosexual relations. The story is from the 17th century. Sarmad, a resident of Armenia, was a Jew from Kashan. Sarmad came to India in connection with business. But on coming here, he fell in love with a Hindu youth. Historians say that the result of this incident was very bad. The whole society knew that both were gay.
Elephants also had a harem
The interesting thing is that then many elephants were also kept for the royal elephants. Experts of Mughalia rule say that at least four elephants were kept for one elephant. People used to call her the Begum of the elephant.
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