like any other famous Kings, he had a passion for women. It was just a stroke of luck that she gave him the first son, that survived, after Ruqaiya’s children died. Even when her husband died, it was said that he regretted marrying more women, apart from Ruqaiya, in his self written biography. And because of the trust and friendship their relationship bore, the six day old baby boy Shah Jahan, the future of the dynasty, was given by her husband to her to raise and educate. Unlike the spicy and saucy tale of Jodha-Akbar portrayed in some dramas, Ruqaiya-Akbar’s tale is actually supported by history, and things called history books written by actual historians, read and written from biographies of people who actually lived in the time of Emperor Akbar (not really believable for people too occupied with their television sets