In 1607, Ruqaiya, for the first time, visited the mausoleum of her father Hindal Mirza as the imperial harem and Jahangir were on a hunting trip to Kabul.[23] Sher Afghan Quli Khan, the jagirdar of Burdwan died and his widowed wife, Mehr-un-nissa (later Empress Nur Jahan) was summoned to Agra by Jahangir to act as lady-in-waiting to the Empress Ruqaiya.[14] Given the precarious political connections of Sher Afghan before his death, his family was in great danger and therefore for her own protection, Mehr-un-nissa needed to be at the Mughal court in Agra. Ruqaiya, having been the late emperor Akbar's principal wife and being the most senior woman in the harem, was by stature and ability, the most capable of providing the protection the Mehrunnissa needed at the Mughal court