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Salima was a highly educated and accomplished woman, has often been described as extremely talented, and was both intellectual and tactful. Gulrukh Begum, who was known for her beauty and accomplishments in the imperial household, died four months after giving birth to her daughter. Salima was, therefore, a half-cousin of Emperor Akbar and a first cousin of Empress Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, the daughter of Mirza Hindal and Akbar's first wife and chief consort. Gulrukh was thus, a half-sister of the second Mughal emperor Humayun and if she was Dildar's daughter a full-sister of Humayun's youngest brother, Hindal Mirza.

She may also have been the daughter of Dildar Begum, who may have actually been the same woman as Saliha Sultan Begum. In some sources her mother's name is mentioned as Saliha Sultan Begum, however this name is not mentioned in the Baburnama written by Babur himself or the Humayun-nama written by Gulbadan Begum, and therefore the existence of such a woman is questionable. The identity of the mother of Gulrukh Begum is disputed. Salima's mother, Gulrukh Begum, was a daughter of the first Mughal emperor Babur. Her father was the grandson of Khwaja Hasan Naqshbandi and was a scion of the illustrious Naqshbandi Khwajas, who were held in great esteem and were related to Sultan Abu Sa'id Mirza of the Timurid Empire through his son, Sultan Mahmud Mirza. Salima Sultan Begum was the daughter of Mughal princess Gulrukh Begum and her husband, the Viceroy of Kannauj, Nuruddin Muhammad Mirza.

4.1 Political influence at the Mughal court.

She stands out in the early Mughal history and was known as the " Khadija of the era" (Khadija-uz-Zamani) for her wisdom. Her name, however, appears in the histories as a reader, poet, who wrote under the pseudonym of Makhfi ( مخفی, "Hidden One") and as pleading with Akbar for Jahangir's forgiveness. She wielded major political influence in the Mughal court during her husband's reign as well as during his successor's (Jahangir) reign. Salima was a senior-ranking wife of Akbar and had much influence over her husband and his son, Jahangir. She however remained childless in both her marriages.

After his death, Salima was subsequently married to her first-cousin, Akbar. However, this brief union, which did not produce any children, lasted for only three years since Bairam Khan was assassinated by a band of Afghans in 1561. The couple, who had a considerable age difference of approximately forty years, were married in 1557 after Akbar had succeeded Humayun as the third Mughal emperor. The bride was probably a reward for the surpassing services done by Bairam for Humayun. She was initially betrothed to Akbar's regent, Bairam Khan, by her maternal uncle, Humayun. Salima was the daughter of Akbar's paternal aunt, Gulrukh Begum, and her husband, the Viceroy of Kannauj, Nuruddin Muhammad Mirza. Salima Sultan Begum ( Urdu: سلیمہ سلطان بیگم, Febru– 2 January 1613) was the fourth wife of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, and the granddaughter of Babur.