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Empress : the astonishing reign of Nur Jahan / Ruby Lal.

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W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.

954.0257092 N974L

Nūr Jahān, Empress, consort of Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, -1645.

Empresses -- Mogul Empire -- Biography.

9780393239348 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Astonishing reign of Nur Jahan

Reign of Nur Jahan

xiii, 308 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : col. ill., map ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Queen of queens, an introduction -- Miracle girl -- Al-hind -- The cupolas of chastity and the perfect man -- The wak-wak tree -- The mirror of happiness -- Grave matters -- A key for closed doors -- Ascent -- Wonder of the age -- Veils of light -- The light-scattering garden -- Fitna -- The rescue -- Angel of death -- Beyond 1627, an epilogue.

"In 1611, thirty-four-year-old Nur Jahan, daughter of a Persian noble and widow of a subversive official, became the twentieth and most cherished wife of the Emperor Jahangir. While other wives were secluded behind walls, Nur ruled the vast Mughal Empire alongside her husband, and governed in his stead as his health failed and his attentions wandered from matters of state."

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