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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 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 ...
Jahangir married Mehr-un-Nisa (better known by her subsequent title of Nur Jahan) on 25 May 1611. She was the widow of a high-ranking Persian nobleman Sher Afgan. Mehr-un-Nisa became his utmost favorite wife after their marriage and was the last of his chief consorts.
Noor Jehan is a 1967 Bollywood film produced by Sheikh Mukhtar and directed by Mohammed Sadiq. It featured Meena Kumari , Pradeep Kumar , Helen and Lalita Pawar in lead characters. The film is a fictional depiction of life of Nur Jahan , the twentieth (and last) wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir .
Imtiaz Ali Taj's Anārkalī was adapted as a screenplay by director Anwar Kamal Pasha for the film Anarkali. [3] In the 1940s, Mohammad Afzal, better known by his stage name Himalya Wala, was selected to play the character of Salim's Rajput friend, Durjan Singh, in K. Asif adaptation of Taj's play (Mughal-e-Azam), but due to political turmoil and the worst conditions in the country that led to ...
Jahangir elaborated on this system by adopting a golden chain to tie the petitions but Aurangzeb stopped it. [19] Nur Jahan, Jahangir's wife, was also known to have sat for the Jharokha Darshan and conducted administrative duty with the common people and hearing their
Asmat Begum (died 1621) was the wife of Mirza Ghiyas Beg, the Prime minister of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, and the mother of Mughal empress Nur Jahan, the power behind the emperor. [1] Asmat Begum was also the paternal grandmother of Empress Mumtaz Mahal , for whom the Taj Mahal was built.
Jahangir also kept the jagirdars from gaining interest in family or land riches by ordering the jagirdars to seek his approval before marrying someone from the town they ruled in. He also spoke of his trust in his beloved wife Nur Jahan , praising her courage and skill and acknowledging the influence she had on him.