Ruqaiya was definitely a powerful lady as she was the first wife of Akbar and also a Mughal princess. But in this article her status is glorified. It was Mariam-uz-Zamani whose power and status was umatched during Akbar's era and most of Jahangir's reign. She wasn't his chief consort. Most accounts claim that position was held by Salima or Mariam-uz-Zamani, though more number of accounts proclaim it was Mariam-uz-Zamani. Ruqaiya is never mentioned as his chief consort. In fact, her mention in most accounts doesn't go beyond her being Akbar's first wife and cousin