The first matrimonial alliance with the Rajputs was established by Akbar with Kachhwaha Rajput. He went on a pilgrimage to the Mausoleum of Shaikh Muinuddin Chishti at Ajmer in January 1562. His route laid through the Rajput state of Amber. Its ruler Raja Bihari Mal (Bharmal), with a view of safeguarding his position, offered his submission to Akbar at Sanganer and voluntarily proposed his daughter Princess Harkhabai (Jodha) marriage with the young monarch. Akbar accepted the offer and on his return from Ajmer, married in 1562. It was the first marriage of Akbar with any Rajput girl. Thus, Raja Bharmal was the first Rajput king who accepted Akbar’s supremacy of his accord. Salim (later Jahangir), heir to the throne was born of this wedlock on August 30,1569. ....Read more