Empress : the astonishing reign of Nur Jahan
- Author/Creator:
- Lal, Ruby, author
- Publication/Creation:
- New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]
- Resource Type:
- Book
- Edition:
- First edition.
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- Full Title:
- Empress : the astonishing reign of Nur Jahan / Ruby Lal
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Biographies
- Subjects:
- Nūr Jahān,Empress, consort of Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan,-1645
Empresses--Mogul Empire--Biography
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- Dramatis personae -- Queen of queens, an introduction -- Miracle girl -- Al-hind -- The cupolas of chastity and the perfect man -- The wak-wak tree -- The mirror of happiness -- Grave matters -- A key for closed doors -- Ascent -- Wonder of the age -- Veils of light -- The light-scattering garden -- Fitna -- The rescue -- Angel of death -- Beyond 1627, an epilogue.
- Summary:
- In 1611, thirty-four-year-old Nur Jahan, daughter of a Persian noble and widow of a subversive official, became the twentieth and most cherished wife of the Emperor Jahangir. While other wives were secluded behind walls, Nur ruled the vast Mughal Empire alongside her husband, and governed in his stead as his health failed and his attentions wandered from matters of state. Lal uncovers the rich life of Nur Jahan, giving new insight into the lives of women and girls in the Mughal Empire. -- adapted from jacket.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- xiii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936747513502486
- ISBN:
- 9780393239348
0393239349 - OCLC Number:
- 1005112551
- Barcode:
- 010003124620
EMU437911
300000467665
050000099546
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