Nur Jahan Of India

Author : Ellison Banks Findly
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1993-03-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195360608

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Nur Jahan by Ellison Banks Findly Pdf

Nur Jahan was one of the most powerful and influential women in Indian history. Born on a caravan traveling from Teheran to India, she became the last (eighteenth) wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir and effectively took control of the government as he bowed to the effects of alcohol and opium. Her reign (1611-1627) marked the highpoint of the Mughal empire, in the course of which she made great contributions to the arts, religion, and the nascent trade with Europe. An intriguing, elegantly written account of Nur Jahan's life and times, this book not only revises the legends that portray her as a power-hungry and malicious woman, but also investigates the paths to power available to women in Islam and Hinduism providing a fascinating picture of life inside the mahal (harem).

Author : Ruby Lal
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393635409

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Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal Pdf

A Finalist for the 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. When it came to hunting, she was a master shot. As a dress designer, few could compare. An ingenious architect, she innovated the use of marble in her parents’ mausoleum on the banks of the Yamuna River that inspired her stepson’s Taj Mahal. And she was both celebrated and reviled for her political acumen and diplomatic skill, which rivaled those of her female counterparts in Europe and beyond. 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. An astute politician and devoted partner, Nur led troops into battle to free Jahangir when he was imprisoned by one of his own officers. She signed and issued imperial orders, and coins of the realm bore her name. Acclaimed historian Ruby Lal uncovers the rich life and world of Nur Jahan, rescuing this dazzling figure from patriarchal and Orientalist clichés of romance and intrigue, and giving new insight into the lives of women and girls in the Mughal Empire, even where scholars claim there are no sources. Nur’s confident assertion of authority and talent is revelatory. In Empress, she finally receives her due in a deeply researched and evocative biography that awakens us to a fascinating history.

Author : Shirin Yim Bridges
Publisher : Goosebottom Books
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781937463151

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Nur Jahan of India by Shirin Yim Bridges Pdf

Author : Ellison Banks Findly
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Empresses
ISBN : 9780195074888

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Nur Jahan, Empress of Mughal India by Ellison Banks Findly Pdf

"Nur Jahan was one of the most powerful and influential women in Indian history, and Ellison Findly's biography is an intriguing, elegantly written account of her life and times. Findly's work not only revises the legends that portray Nur Jahan as a power-hungry and malicious woman, but also investigates the paths to power available to women in Islam and Hinduism, providing a fascinating picture of life inside the 'mahal' (harem)"--Publisher's website.

Author : Valerie Wilding
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780802796752

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Real Princesses by Valerie Wilding Pdf

"Get the facts about princesses past and present--their clothes, their homes, their families, and their fates!"--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Deepa Agarwal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 938887403X

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The Teenage Diary of Nur Jahan {Mehr-Un-Nissa} by Deepa Agarwal Pdf

'Yesterday, by the grace of Allah, I, Mehr-un-nissa, daughter of Mirza Ghiyas Beg and Asmat Begum, completed thirteen years of existence on this earth... Thirteen years...I'm not sure how pleased I am to have reached this significant age.' Long before she became Nur Jahan--Emperor Jahangir's last wife and the most influential Mughal queen--she was Mehr-un-nissa. Born to Persian refugees who attained eminence at the Mughal court, Mehr-un-nissa grew up on the fringes of Emperor Akbar's court in Agra, Kabul and Lahore. In this fictional diary, Deepa Agarwal gives us a glimpse into the queen's teenage years: how she grows into a strong and passionate young woman; her love for poetry and writing; and her interest in the larger world around her. Her diary also describes the Mughal world through the eyes of a young girl: the vibrant Meena Bazaars; the elaborate festival celebrations; and the intricacies of life in the zenana. But above all, her diary records her ambition to meet the love of her life and also to carve a place for herself in history. A fascinating blend of history and fiction, The Teenage Diary of Nur Jahan brings alive a bygone age in a unique and captivating manner for young readers.

Author : Indu Sundaresan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2003-05-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780743481960

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The Feast of Roses by Indu Sundaresan Pdf

The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's The Feast of Roses. This lush new novel tells the story behind one of the great tributes to romantic love and one of the seven wonders of the world -- the Taj Mahal. Mehrunnisa, better known as Empress Nur Jahan, comes into Jahangir's harem as his twentieth and last wife. Almost from the beginning of her royal life she fits none of the established norms of womanhood in seventeenth-century India. Mehrunnisa is the first woman Jahangir marries for love, at the "old" age of thirty-four. He loves her so deeply that he eventually transfers his powers of sovereignty to her. Power and wealth do not come easily to Mehrunnisa -- she has to fight for them. She has a formidable rival in the imperial harem, Empress Jagat Gosini, who has schemed and plotted against Mehrunnisa from early on. Mehrunnisa's problems do not just lie within the harem walls, but at court, too, as she battles powerful ministers for supremacy. These ministers, who have long had Emperor Jahangir's confidence and trust, consider Mehrunnisa a mere woman who cannot have a voice in the outside world. Mehrunnisa combats all of this by forming a junta of sorts with three men she can rely on -- her father, her brother, and Jahangir's son Prince Khurram. She demonstrates great strength of character and cunning to get what she wants, sometimes at a cost of personal sorrow when she almost loses her daughter's love. But she never loses the love of the man who bestows this power upon her -- Emperor Jahangir. The Feast of Roses is a tale of this power and love, the story of power behind a veil.

Author : Tanushree Podder
Publisher : books catalog
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015066820831

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Nur Jahan's Daughter by Tanushree Podder Pdf

Empress Nur Jahan ruled Hindustan for sixteen long years. While her story is often told with wonder and awe, historians and writers ignore the tale of her daughter, Laadli: the reluctant princess who found herself sucked in the maelstrom of her insensitive mother's ruthless ambitions. Destiny having thrust royalty on her, Laadli was trapped into living a life dictated by her ambitious mother. She travelled through tragic events of her life with a stoic optimism.

Author : Lisa Balabanlilar
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781838600440

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The Emperor Jahangir by Lisa Balabanlilar Pdf

Jahangir was the fourth of the six “Great Mughals,” the oldest son of Akbar the Great, who extended the Mughal Empire across the Indian Subcontinent, and the father of Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal. Although an alcoholic and opium addict, his reputation marred by rebellion against his father, once enthroned the Emperor Jahangir proved to be an adept politician. He was also a thoughtful and reflective memoirist and a generous patron of the arts, responsible for an innovative golden age in Mughal painting. Through a close study of the seventeenth century Mughal court chronicles, The Emperor Jahangir sheds new light on this remarkable historical figure, exploring Jahangir's struggle for power and defense of kingship, his addictions and insecurities, his relationship with his favourite wife, the Empress Nur Jahan, and with his sons, whose own failed rebellions bookended his reign.

Author : Jyoti Jafa
Publisher : Roli Books Private Limited
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788194566182

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NURJAHAN by Jyoti Jafa Pdf

Jyoti Jafa is an aristocrat by birth, a diplomat by training and a writer by inclination. She infuses her writing with her own joie de vivre and an artist’s sensitivity to ambience. She is also the author of Really, Your Highness! – a humorous look at the aristocracy of India.

Author : Supriya Gandhi
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674243910

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The Emperor Who Never Was by Supriya Gandhi Pdf

The definitive biography of the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, whose death at the hands of his younger brother Aurangzeb changed the course of South Asian history. Dara Shukoh was the eldest son of Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal emperor, best known for commissioning the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Although the Mughals did not practice primogeniture, Dara, a Sufi who studied Hindu thought, was the presumed heir to the throne and prepared himself to be India’s next ruler. In this exquisite narrative biography, the most comprehensive ever written, Supriya Gandhi draws on archival sources to tell the story of the four brothers—Dara, Shuja, Murad, and Aurangzeb—who with their older sister Jahanara Begum clashed during a war of succession. Emerging victorious, Aurangzeb executed his brothers, jailed his father, and became the sixth and last great Mughal. After Aurangzeb’s reign, the Mughal Empire began to disintegrate. Endless battles with rival rulers depleted the royal coffers, until by the end of the seventeenth century Europeans would start gaining a foothold along the edges of the subcontinent. Historians have long wondered whether the Mughal Empire would have crumbled when it did, allowing European traders to seize control of India, if Dara Shukoh had ascended the throne. To many in South Asia, Aurangzeb is the scholastic bigot who imposed a strict form of Islam and alienated his non-Muslim subjects. Dara, by contrast, is mythologized as a poet and mystic. Gandhi’s nuanced biography gives us a more complex and revealing portrait of this Mughal prince than we have ever had.

Author : Ruby Lal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0521850223

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Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World by Ruby Lal Pdf

This 2005 book looks at domestic life and the place of women in the Mughal court of the sixteenth century.

Author : Indu Sundaresan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003-02-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0743428188

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The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan Pdf

The story of Mehrunnisa, the daughter of servents who became the an empresses of the Mughal empire.

Author : Kathryn Lasky
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0439223504

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Jahanara, Princess of Princesses by Kathryn Lasky Pdf

Written by a Newbery Honor-winning author, this is the story of a princess who longs for freedom. Jahanara is the daughter of a rich emperor in India. While she is showered with many riches, she is also confined by her strict religion and the rules of the palace.

Author : Abraham Eraly
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Mogul Empire
ISBN : 0143102621

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The Mughal World by Abraham Eraly Pdf

It Is Hard To Imagine Anyone Succeeding More Gracefully In Producing A Balanced Overview Than Abraham Eraly William Dalrymple, Sunday Times, London In The Mughal World Abraham Eraly Continues His Fascinating Chronicle Of The Grand Saga Of The Mughal Empire. In Emperors Of The Peacock Throne He Gave Us The Story Of The Lives And Achievements Of The Great Mughal Emperors; In This Book, He Looks Beyond The Momentous Historical Events To Portray, In Precise And Vivid Detail, The Agony And Ecstasy Of Life In Mughal India. Combining Scholarly Objectivity With Artful Storytelling The Author Presents A Lively Panorama Of The Mughal World Emperors And Nobles At Work And Play; Harem Life; The Profligacy And Extravagance Of The Ruling Class Juxtaposed With The Stark Wretchedness Of The Common People. Meticulously Researched And Lucidly Narrated The Mughal World Offers Rare Insights Into The State Of The Empire S Economy, Religious Policies, The Mughal Army And Its Tactics, And The Glories Of Mughal Art, Architecture, Literature And Music.