Nur Jahan
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Nur Jahan, born Mehr-un-Nissa was the twentieth wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
Idealised portrait of the Mughal Empress Nur Jahan c. 1627
Nur Jahan holding a portrait of Jahangir by Bishandas c.1627
Jahangir and Prince Khurram with Nur Jahan, c. 1624. This scene is probably set in the Aram Bagh, Agra, which the empress Nur Jahan, a great patron of gardens, had re-modeled in 1621.
Silver rupee coin minted under Jahangir, bearing the name of Nur Jahan. Dated AH 1037, regnal year 22 (1627/1628 CE), minted at Patna.
Jahangir
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Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim, known by his imperial name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 till his death in 1627.
Portrait by Abu al-Hasan, c. 1617
Image: Persian 47 Wellcome L0050349
Portrait of Empress Mariam-uz-Zamani, giving birth to prince Salim in Fatehpur Sikri, painted by Bishandas.
Young Prince Salim and his wife Jagat Gosain, both holding Bulbuls c.17th century