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I have dug into Jahangirnama which does not say that Salim was Harka bai's son.
Excerpts from Tuzk-e-Jahangiri:
http://persian.packhum.org/persian/main?url=pf%3Ffile%3D11001080%26ct%3D0
As the reality of the loyalty of my father's servants had not yet become apparent, and certain faults and errors and unbecoming intentions which were not approved at the throne of the Creator or pleasing to His creatures had shown themselves, they of themselves became ashamed. Though on the day of my accession I had forgiven all offences and determined with myself that I would exact no retribution for past deeds, yet on account of the suspicion that had been aroused in my mind about them I considered the Amru-l-umar my guardian and protector; although God Almighty is the guardian of all His servants, and is especially so of kings, because their existence is the cause of the contentment of the world. His father, Abdu--amad, who in the art of painting had no equal in the age, had obtained from the late king (Jannat-shyn) Humyn the title of Shrn-qalam (Sweet pen), and in his council had attained a great dignity and was on intimate terms with him (the king). He was one of the chief men of Shrz. My honoured father, on account of his former services, paid him great honour and reverence. I made Raja Mn Singh" who was one of the greatest and most trusted noblemen of my father, and had obtained alliances with this illustrious family, inasmuch as his aunt had been in my father's house (i.e. was his wife),* and I had married his sister, and Khusrau and his sister Sulnu-n-nis Begam, the latter of whom is my eldest child, were born of her"as before, ruler of the province of Bengal. Though as in consequence of certain of his acts he had no expectation of this favour towards himself, I dignified him with a chrqab (vest without sleeves) as a robe of honour, a jewelled sword, and one of my own horses, and sent him off to his province, which is a place of (or can keep up) 50,000 horse. His father was Raja Bhagwn Ds. His grandfather, Raja Bihr Mal, was the first of the Kachwha Rjpts to have the honour of entering my father's service, and he excelled his tribe in truth and sincerity of friendship, and in the quality of valour.
Jahangir never says that Harka bai was his mother, otherwise surely he would have mentioned her as his mother in this excerpt when he introduces Man singh's Aunt as his father's wife. He does mention Man Singh's sister as his wife. My question is how can Man Singh allow his sister to marry their cousin in this Jodha Akbar serial? Even though Salim followed Islam, as per the show Man singh and his sister were his first cousins and Kachhwahas could not have allowed that. If this marriage happened for real as is evident from Jahangirnama, it could have happened in one instance that is if Jahangir was not born of Harka Bai.
Excerpts from Tuzk-e-Jahangiri:
http://persian.packhum.org/persian/main?url=pf%3Ffile%3D11001080%26ct%3D0
As the reality of the loyalty of my father's servants had not yet become apparent, and certain faults and errors and unbecoming intentions which were not approved at the throne of the Creator or pleasing to His creatures had shown themselves, they of themselves became ashamed. Though on the day of my accession I had forgiven all offences and determined with myself that I would exact no retribution for past deeds, yet on account of the suspicion that had been aroused in my mind about them I considered the Amru-l-umar my guardian and protector; although God Almighty is the guardian of all His servants, and is especially so of kings, because their existence is the cause of the contentment of the world. His father, Abdu--amad, who in the art of painting had no equal in the age, had obtained from the late king (Jannat-shyn) Humyn the title of Shrn-qalam (Sweet pen), and in his council had attained a great dignity and was on intimate terms with him (the king). He was one of the chief men of Shrz. My honoured father, on account of his former services, paid him great honour and reverence. I made Raja Mn Singh" who was one of the greatest and most trusted noblemen of my father, and had obtained alliances with this illustrious family, inasmuch as his aunt had been in my father's house (i.e. was his wife),* and I had married his sister, and Khusrau and his sister Sulnu-n-nis Begam, the latter of whom is my eldest child, were born of her"as before, ruler of the province of Bengal. Though as in consequence of certain of his acts he had no expectation of this favour towards himself, I dignified him with a chrqab (vest without sleeves) as a robe of honour, a jewelled sword, and one of my own horses, and sent him off to his province, which is a place of (or can keep up) 50,000 horse. His father was Raja Bhagwn Ds. His grandfather, Raja Bihr Mal, was the first of the Kachwha Rjpts to have the honour of entering my father's service, and he excelled his tribe in truth and sincerity of friendship, and in the quality of valour.
Jahangir never says that Harka bai was his mother, otherwise surely he would have mentioned her as his mother in this excerpt when he introduces Man singh's Aunt as his father's wife. He does mention Man Singh's sister as his wife. My question is how can Man Singh allow his sister to marry their cousin in this Jodha Akbar serial? Even though Salim followed Islam, as per the show Man singh and his sister were his first cousins and Kachhwahas could not have allowed that. If this marriage happened for real as is evident from Jahangirnama, it could have happened in one instance that is if Jahangir was not born of Harka Bai.
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