Nur jahan

Nur Jahan, holding a portrait of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, detail of a panel. c.1627, (Collection Cleveland Museum). Nur Jahan was the Empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 25 May 1611 to 28 October 1627.

Nurjahan was Mehrunisa. Nuruddin Jahangir gave Nur &Jahan from hisname to his wife (1611 -1627). She was an empowered wife/queen

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Portrait of a Noblewoman holding wine cup and flask. Illustrated album leaf . 18th C Mughal India.

A portrait of Jahangir and Nur Jahan, Delhi, late 19th cent. Nur Jahan was the daughter of Mirza Ghayas Beg and was first married to Sher Afkan who later died during battle. She later married Jahangir in 1611, who then gave her the title of Nur Jahan (Light of the Palace). Nur Jahan was an intelligent and cultured woman who patronised the arts and played an important role in the life of Jahangir and at court.

Nur Jahan was one of the most smart & influential women of her day. She was powerful Mughal Emperor Jahangir’s wife. The only Mughal empress to have imperial receipts & silver coins minted in her name. She designed the Moghul gardens of Kashmir and Agra, & the tomb of her father also in Agra, It was the first eg of the using white marble embellished with the precise inlay of precious stones into the surface of marble facing-a technique (pietra dura) exploited in the construction of Taj…

Nur Jahan (Mehr-un-Nissa) was a beloved wife of Emperor Jahangir and an inspiring woman who reigned over the Mughal empire in the 1600s.

From Hindu Gods & Goddesses collection, Celebrating Deepawali (Water Color Painting on PaperArtist: Navneet Parikh)

Portrait of a Woman, Mughal, c1640

Jahangir and Shah Jahan left the details of daily administration to others, and allowed their wives to win influence. Nur Jahan, Jahangir's wife, dominated the empire for a time. Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan, also amassed power. The life of court women improved, women elsewhere in society declined. Child marriage grew more popular, widow remarriage died out, and seclusion for both increased. The lack of opportunity and the burden of a dowry meant that the birth of a girl was…