Main Characters

Humayun’s family

Babur, Humayun’s father and the first Moghul emperor

Maham, Humayun’s mother and Babur’s favourite wife

Khanzada, Humayun’s aunt, the sister of Babur

Baisanghar, Humayun’s maternal grandfather

Kamran, Humayun’s eldest half-brother

Askari, Humayun’s middle half-brother and full brother of Kamran

Hindal, Humayun’s youngest half-brother

Gulbadan, Humayun’s half-sister and full sister of Hindal

Hamida, Humayun’s wife

Akbar, Humayun’s son

Humayun’s inner circle

Kasim, Humayun’s vizier

Jauhar, Humayun’s attendant and later his comptroller of the household

Baba Yasaval, Humayun’s master-of-horse

Ahmed Khan, Humayun’s chief scout and later governor of Agra

Sharaf, Humayun’s astrologer

Zahid Beg, a senior commander

Salima, Humayun’s favourite concubine

Suleiman Mirza, Humayun’s cousin and general of his cavalry

Maham Anga, Akbar’s wet-nurse

Adham Khan, Akbar’s milk-brother

Nadim Khwaja, one of Humayun’s commanders and Maham

Anga’s husband

Others

Gulrukh, Babur’s wife and mother of Kamran and Askari

Dildar, Babur’s wife and mother of Hindal and Gulbadan

Nizam, a water-carrier

Zainab, Hamida’s waiting woman

Sultana, Moghul concubine of Raja Maldeo

Wazim Pathan, a retired soldier rewarded by Humayun for his courage

Shaikh Ali Akbar, Hindal’s vizier and father of Hamida

Darya, son of Nasir, commander of Humayun’s garrison in Kabul

Mustapha Ergun, Turkish cavalry officer