Nur Jahan, empress of Mughal India
By: Ellison Banks Findly.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 407
Subjects: Nur Jahān, Empress, consort of Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, d. 1645.; Empresses -- Mogul Empire -- Biography.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-390) and index.