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Write brief essay on Nurjahan.

  • UPSC 1998
  • Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century

Nur Jahan, born Mehr-un-Nisa, daughter of the Persian noble Mirza Ghiyas Beg (later Itimad-ud-Daula), became Jahangir's twentieth and last wife in 1611 and rose to a degree of political power unmatched by any other Mughal empress.

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  • Rise to Political Power
  • The Political Costs of Her Ambition
  • Courage and Personal Qualities
  • Patron of Art, Architecture and Culture

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