Mughal empress Nur Jehan.

Nur Jehan (Persian: نور جهان ) (alternative spelling Noor Jahan, Nur Jahan, etc.) (1577 – 1645) was a Mughal empress. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (446x750, 65 KB) Summary Image portrait of nur Jehan Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (446x750, 65 KB) Summary Image portrait of nur Jehan Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Persian (فارسی = Fârsi . ... Events March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold May 28 - Publication of the Bergen Book, better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. ...

Nur Jehan was born Mehrunissa Begum in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Her Persian grandfather was in service of Shah Tahmasp II who died in Yazd, laden with honors. His heirs, however, soon fell upon hard times and his son Mirza Ghiyas Baig emigrated to India with his family. In 1577, during the trip to India, Nur Jahan was born. Kandahār (or Qandahār, قندهار) is a city in southern Afghanistan, the capital of Kandahar province. ... Tahmasp II (1704? – 1732) was one of the last Safavid rulers of Persia, which today is known as Iran. ... Mirza Ghiyas Beg was an important official during the rule of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. ...

She married Sher Afghan Quli Khan at the age of 17 in 1594 and had a daughter, Ladli Begum. After her husband was executed in 1607 she became the lady-in-waiting for one of Jahangir's court women and the hand-maiden at the imperial harem in Agra. She met Jahangir in the spring festival of Norouz at the Palace bazaar in March 1611. He was so infatuated by her beauty that they were married in May 1611. Sher Afghan Quli Khan was a Mughal courtier and the first husband of Mehrunissa (who would later rule India as Nur Jehan). ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... She was daughter of Nur Jahan and Sher Afgan and wife of Prince Shehryar. ... Events January 20 - Tidal wave swept along the Bristol Channel, killing 2000 people. ... Nuruddin Jahangir (August 31, 1569 - October 28, 1627) was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until 1627. ... Agra is an ancient city on the Yamuna River in India, within the state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Norouz (Newroz in Kurdish) (also spelled Norooz, Noruz, Novruz, Noh Ruz, Nauroz, Nav-roze, Navroz, Náw-Rúz or Nowrouz and in Persian نوروز) is the traditional Iranian festival of spring which starts at the exact moment of the vernal equinox, commencing the start of the spring. ... Look up March in Wiktionary, the free dictionary March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Events June 23 - Henry Hudsons crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... Look up May in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Events June 23 - Henry Hudsons crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ...

The Mughal state gave absolute power to the emperor, and those who exercised influence over the emperor had immense prestige. Nur Jahan was regarded by many as the real power behind the Mughal throne. Jahangir's addiction to opium and alcohol made it easier for her to assert her role. For many years she effectively wielded imperial power. She even gave audiences at her palace and her name was placed on the coinage. Opium is a narcotic analgesic drug which is obtained from the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L. or the synonym paeoniflorum). ...

She attempted to consolidate her position through her brother Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan, who was the Imperial wazir. She arranged the marriage of her niece Arjumand Banu Begum, (later known as Mumtaz Mahal and the inspiration for the Taj Mahal) to Prince Khurram (who reigned as Shah Jahan), the most powerful of Jahangir's sons. Asaf Khan, from the Akbarnama Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan (Persian: عبدل حسان اصف خان) was the father of Arjumand Banu Begum, also know as Mumtaz Mahal, who was the chief wife of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. ... A Vizier (وزير, sometimes also spelled Vizir, Wasir, Wazir, Wesir, Wezir - grammatical vowel changes are common in many oriental languages) is an oriental, originally Persian, term for a high-ranking political (and sometimes religious) advisor or Minister, often to a Muslim monarch such as a Caliph, Amir, Malik (king) or Sultan. ... Arjumand Banu Begum was born April 1593 in Agra. ... The Taj Mahal This article is about the Indian monument. ... Ghiyasuddin Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan. ...

Shah Jahan rebelled against the throne, and sought shelter in Rajasthan. A war of succession broke out. Due to Shah Jahan's intransigence, Nur Jahan shifted her support to his younger brother, Prince Shahryar, and arranged his marriage to Ladli Begum, a daughter from her first marriage. Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. ... Ghiyasuddin Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan. ...

Emperor Jahangir was captured by rebels in 1626 while he was on his way to Kashmir. Nur Jahan intervened to get her husband released. Jahangir was rescued but died on October 28, 1627. Nuruddin Jahangir (August 31, 1569 - October 28, 1627) was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until 1627. ...

When Jahangir died, Asaf Khan took the side of his son-in-law Shah Jahan against his sister. Nur Jahan became a prisoner in a small house for the rest of her life. She died in 1645 and is buried in Shadara in Lahore. Ghiyasuddin Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... South section of the Hazuri Bagh, looking south towards the Roshnai Gate The Minar-e-Pakistan, south-side view Lahore (لاھور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ...

She sponsored and is often credited with principally designing the mausoleum of her parents: Itmad-Ud-Daulah's Tomb (sometimes called the Baby Taj) in Agra. Itmad-Ud-Daulahs Tomb is a Mughal mausoleum in the city of Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Agra is an ancient city on the Yamuna River in India, within the state of Uttar Pradesh. ...