An Analytical Study on Women Participation in the Administrative and Household Affairs of Mughal Empire

Abstract

Due to the patriarchal nature of Indian society throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Indian women were typically prohibited from participating in public or political affairs. However, it became clear that women ran the government like males did through non-governmental venues. The inscription of the subaltern female body as a metonymic text of deceit and plot is explored in this essay along with the formation of bourgeois ideology as an alternative voice inside patriarchy. The stories implied that subaltern behavior and inclinations in the public and private spheres were identical, with the exception of harem or Zannaha situations, which included extreme subjugation and female self-censure. Gradually taking off the veil (in the case of Razia Sultana and Nur Jahan in Middle Ages it was equivalents to a great achievement in harem of Eastern society). This political interest of Mughal women may just be a tiny part, like a pinch of salt in flour, but it signals the beginning of the end for the patriarchy-imposed separation of the public and private on which western proto-feminism built it.The Mughal era in India was endowed with a number of noteworthy and bright features that are still reflected in history. Compared to the histories of other countries, they left behind outstanding characters that enriched Hindustan's history. There is a class represented in these legendary figures that occasionally or indirectly affected Mughal politics. The Mughal Harem is connected to this class. In the Mughal court and politics, the ladies of royalty held a high status. Although a little section, asqueeze of salt in flour however this political enthusiasm of Mughal ladies shows the begin of pulverizingthemancontrolledsocietyforcedrefinementofopenandprivatewhereuponwesternprotowoman'srights built itself. The present paper aims to highlight the women participation in the administrative and household affairs of Mughal Empire.