 Although she may have enjoyed a certain status in Akbar's imperial household after giving birth to the heir, Mariam-uz-Zamani gained prestige only during Jahangir's reign (as the emperor's mother), after he had succeeded Akbar as Mughal emperor in 1605.During the reign of Jahangir, she was amongst the most prodigious female traders at the Mughal court.No other noblewoman on record seems to have been as adventurous a trader as the Queen mother.