Ruqaiya died in 1626, at the age of 84 having outlived her husband by 20 years. She was buried on the fifteenth level in the Gardens of Babur (Bagh-e-Babur) in Kabul, which is also the resting place of her grandfather, Emperor Babur and her father, Hindal Mirza. Her tomb was built by her step-grandson, Emperor Shah Jahan.[22]
While recording her death in his autobiography, Jahangir fondly speaks of Ruqaiya, as she brought up his son, and makes note of her exalted status as Akbar's first wife