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Nur Jahan (lit. ' Light of the world '; 31 May 1577 – 18 December 1645), [1] born Mehr-un-Nissa was the twentieth wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. More decisive and proactive than her husband, Nur Jahan is considered by certain historians to have been the real power behind the throne for more than a decade.
Jahangir's death launched a minor succession crisis. While Nur Jahan desired her son-in-law, Shahryar Mirza, to take the throne, her brother Abu'l-Hassan Asaf Khan was corresponding with his son-in-law, Prince Khurram to take over the throne. To counter Nur Jahan, Abu'l Hassan put Dawar Bakhsh as the puppet ruler and confined Nur Jahan in the ...
The Tomb of Asif Khan, built-in 1645, and the Akbari Sarai, built-in 1637, are located immediately west of Jahangir's tomb complex, and the three form an ensemble oriented on an east-west axis. The last of the Shahdara Bagh monuments, the tomb of Jahangir's wife Nur Jahan is located slightly southwest of Asif Khan's tomb.
Her aunt Mehr-un-Nissa later became the Empress Nur Jahan, chief consort of Emperor Jahangir. [29] The prince would have to wait five years before he was married in 1612 (1021 AH), on a date selected by the court astrologers as most conducive to ensuring a happy marriage. This was an unusually long engagement for the time.
The Tomb of Nur Jahan (Urdu: مقبرۂ نورجہاں) is a 17th-century mausoleum in Lahore, Pakistan, that was built for the Mughal empress Nur Jahan. The tomb's marble was plundered during the Sikh Empire era in the 18th century for use at the Golden Temple in Amritsar .
Jahangir became attracted to and married Nur Jahan when she was in her 30s and Jahangir in his 40s. [19] [20] According to Archana Garodia Gupta, the legend of the prior love with Nur Jahan is unlikely because after Nur Jahan's first marriage with Sher Afgan, Jahangir had accompanied him on a campaign to Mewar and also awarded a title on Sher ...
English: Nur Jahan holding a portrait of Emperor Jahangir, about 1627; borders added 1800s. Mughal India, opaque watercolor and gold on paper; 30 x 22.1 cm (page); 13.6 x 6.4 cm (painting), The Cleveland Museum of Art
In 1611, her mother married Emperor Jahangir, and became known as Nur Jahan. [ 6 ] In 1617, Nur Jahan planned to marry Mihr-un-Nissa to Prince Khusrau Mirza , Jahangir's eldest son, and to re-create him as the heir apparent, in place of Prince Khurram Mirza (future Emperor Shah Jahan).