Empress
Subtitle: the astonishing reign of Nur Jahan
By: Ruby Lal
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780393239348
Subjects: Empresses; Biography
Description: "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"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Note on transliteration and terminology; title: Dramatis personae; title: Queen of queens, an introduction; title: Miracle girl; title: Al-hind; title: The cupolas of chastity and the perfect man; title: The wak-wak tree; title: The mirror of happiness; title: Grave matters; title: A key for closed doors; title: Ascent; title: Wonder of the age; title: Veils of light; title: The light-scattering garden; title: Fitna; title: The rescue; title: Angel of death; title: Beyond 1627, an epilogue.