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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.
His fortunes further increased during the reign of Akbar's son and successor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627), who in 1611 married his daughter Nur Jahan and appointed Mirza Ghiyas Beg as his Prime minister. By 1615, Mirza Ghiyas Beg had risen to further prominence, when he was given the status of 6,000 men and was given a standard and drums, a prestige ...
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. Roshan was the music director. [1]
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 ...
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.
Pukar. Pukar (Urdu: پُکار) is a 1939 Urdu film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi at the production house, Minerva Movietone.The film is about Mughal emperor Jehangir's legendary justice and his inner conflict when his wife kills an innocent citizen by mistake.
He hailed from Iran and served Akbar and was the father of the famous Nur Jahan and grandfather of Mumtaz Mahal of the Taj Mahal fame. He was made Vazir (Prime Minister) after Nur Jahan's marriage with Jahangir in 1611 and held the mansab of 7000/7000 and the title : "I'timad-Ud-Daulah" (The Lord treasurer). He died at Agra in 1622, a few ...
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 ...