When arranged marriages take place due to external influences or as a compromise or when two people of diverse cultural or religious backgrounds enter into matrimony, there is a huge difference, mental gap or a vacuum to be filled. Some relationships start off on a note of opposition and dislike and then move on to richer, fulfilling levels.

They complemented one another and what started as a marriage for political and social obligation turned into a lifetime of eternal love and true devotion. They fell deeply in love and their true union took place mentally and physically. She learned his language, cooked for him in spite of being the Queen of Hindustan, and when he fell ill, she nursed him with true devotion. He built a small temple for her inside her quarters and did not interfere in any of her activities. He fell deeply in love with her but waited for her to reciprocate his love. Akbar in turn was impressed by her beauty, poise and compassion towards others. At the same time, she was amazed by his kindness, goodness of character and respect for her. Gradually as they started to live together, she came to feel an awe inspired by his bravery, his fair and just methods of ruling a vast empire, and his strong personality. Their relationship starts off with a lot of dislike and prejudices. Jodhaa is forced to marry the Emperor Akbar to protect her father’s kingdom. Akbar’s biggest challenge now did not merely lie in winning battles, but in winning the love of Jodhaa – a love hidden below deep resentment and extreme prejudice. Even after Akbar’s acceptance, Jodhaa resented being reduced to a mere political pawn in this marriage of alliance. The marriage took place, and Jodhaa placed yet another condition on him: that she would only become intimate with him when she was ready, which the emperor also accepted. Akbar not only accepted her conditions, but also appreciated her courage, simplicity and strength of character for openly expressing them. Jodhaa agreed to marry him on two conditions: that she would retain her Hindu faith and that she could worship her Lord Krishna in the Mughal palace. King Barmal of Amer, who needed Akbar’s protection for his kingdom, offered his daughter’s hand in marriage to Akbar and the great Emperor Akbar decided to marry a rather reluctant Jodhaa. Maharana Pratap led the group of rebel kings and banned inter marriages between Rajputs who had given their daughters to the Mughals and the ones who had not.

In such circumstances, marriages between Rajputs and Mughals were frowned upon. There was a group of proud Rajput kings who held out and always considered Akbar as a foreign invader. Through a shrewd blend of diplomacy, intimidation and brute force, Akbar won the allegiance of the Rajputs. Little did Akbar know that the young girl he agreed to marry in order to further strengthen his relations with the Rajputs, was a fiery Rajput princess and he would in turn be embarking upon a new journey-the journey of true love.Įmperor Akbar was a man of great political acumen combined with valour which helped him secure not only the Hindu Kush, but also extend his empire from Afghanistan to the Bay of Bengal, and from the Himalayas to the Narmada River. Jodhaa Akbar is a sixteenth century love story about a political marriage of convenience that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodhaa.

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