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During this period, she paid for and oversaw the construction of her father's mausoleum in [[Agra]], known now as [[Itmad-Ud-Daulah's Tomb]], and occasionally composed Persian poems under the assumed name of ''Makhfi'' <ref name=akbar/>. |
During this period, she paid for and oversaw the construction of her father's mausoleum in [[Agra]], known now as [[Itmad-Ud-Daulah's Tomb]], and occasionally composed Persian poems under the assumed name of ''Makhfi'' <ref name=akbar/>. |
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Nur Jahan died in 1645 at age 68, and is buried at [[Shahdara Bagh]] in [[Lahore]] [[Pakistan]] in a tomb she had built herself, near the [[tomb of Jahangir]]. Her brother [[Asaf Khan]]'s |
Nur Jahan died in 1645 at age 68, and is buried at [[Shahdara Bagh]] in [[Lahore]] [[Pakistan]] in a tomb she had built herself, near the [[tomb of Jahangir]]. Her brother [[Asaf Khan]]'s tomlk;ajrglkjashdflkjab is also located nearby. The tomb attracts many visitors, both Pakistani and foreign, who come to enjoy pleasant walks in its beautiful gardens. All had been personally laid out and designed by Nur Jahan herself. |
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Begum Nur Jahan (Persian/Urdu: نور جہاں ) (alternative spelling Noor Jahan, Nur Jehan, Nor Jahan, etc.) (1577– 1645) also known as Mehr-un-Nisaa was an Indian Empress of the Mughal Dynasty, of Persian origin whose tomb lies in Lahore, Pakistan.
Begum Nur Jahan was the twentieth and favourite wife of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, who was her second husband - and the most famous Empress of the Mughal Empire. The story of the couple's infatuation for each other and the relationship that abided between them is the stuff of many (often apocryphal) legends. She remains historically significant for the sheer amount of imperial authority she wielded - the true "power behind the throne," as Jehangir was battling serious addictions to alcohol and opium throughout his reign - and is known as one of the most powerful women who ruled India with an iron fist.
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Marriage with Jahangir
The emperor Akbar died in 1605 and was succeeded by prince Salim, who took the regal name Jahangir. After her husband Sher Afghan (who was appointed as jagirdar of Bardhaman, a city in Bengal) was killed in 1607, Mehr-un-Nisaa became a lady-in-waiting to one of the Jahangir's stepmothers, Ruqayya Sultana Begum. Ruqayya was the most senior woman in the harem and had been Akbar's first and principal wife and was also the daughter of Mirza Hindal. The father of Mehr-un-Nisaa was, at that time, a diwan to an amir-ul-umra, decidedly not a very high post.
The year 1607 had not been particularly good for Mehr-un-Nisaa. Her family had fallen into disgrace. Her father, who had been holding important posts under Akbar and Jahangir, had succumbed to his only weakness, money, and had been charged with embezzlement. Moreover, due to possible involvement in the pro-Khusrau assassination attempt on Jahangir in 1607, two of Mehr-un-Nisaa's family members (one brot'lkajsdf
Death
When Jahangir died in 1628, Nur Jahan's brother Asaf Khan took the side of his son-in-law Khurrum against his sister. It was Khurram who became the new Mughal emperor under the regal name Shah Jahan. Nur Jahan was confined to a comfortable mansion for the rest of her life.
During this period, she paid for and oversaw the construction of her father's mausoleum in Agra, known now as Itmad-Ud-Daulah's Tomb, and occasionally composed Persian poems under the assumed name of Makhfi [1].
Nur Jahan died in 1645 at age 68, and is buried at Shahdara Bagh in Lahore Pakistan in a tomb she had built herself, near the tomb of Jahangir. Her brother Asaf Khan's tomlk;ajrglkjashdflkjab is also located nearby. The tomb attracts many visitors, both Pakistani and foreign, who come to enjoy pleasant walks in its beautiful gardens. All had been personally laid out and designed by Nur Jahan herself.
See also
References
Further reading
- Nur Jahan: Empress of Mughal India, by Ellison Banks Findly, Oxford University Press US. 2000. ISBN 0195074882.excerpts online
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