Royal women had undertaken the Haj before, including Gulbadan’s sister-in-law Bega Begum, who earned the title ‘Haji Begum’ due to her multiple pilgrimages, as Mukhoty suggests. However, her journey ...
She was the first woman to travel to Hajj all by herself and thus earned the title ‘Haji Begum’. Upon her return, grieving, but determined, she vowed to honour her husband’s memory.