Mariam-uz-Zamani Begum, a title bestowed to Heer Kunwari alias Hira Kunwari alias Harka Bai, (October 1,1542 – May 19, 1623) was an Empress and chief consort of the Mughal Empire. She was the Rajput wife of Emperor Akbar (though Akbar already had two prominent wives and many secondary wives from different religions before and after his marriage to the Rajput Princess Heer Kunwari), and the mother of the next Mughal Emperor,