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