Mughal Rulers
Several rulers of the Mughal dynasty of South Asia were Chisti devotees. The emperor Akbar was perhaps the most fervent of them. It is said to be by the blessing of Shaykh Salim Chishti that Akbar's first surviving child, the future Jahangir, was born. The child was named Salim after the shaykh and was affectionately addressed by Akbar as Sheikhu Baba.
Akbar also credited the Chisti shaykhs with his victory at the Siege of Chittorgarh. Akbar had vowed to visit the Chisti dargah, the tomb of Moinuddin Chishti, at Ajmer if he were victorious. He fulfilled his vow by visiting the dargah with his musicians, who played in honor of the shaykh.
Akbar's descendant, Jahanara Begum Sahib, was also a devout follower of the Chisti Order.
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