Title: Empress
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.
Subjects: Empresses, Biography, Kings and rulers, Mogul empire, New York Times reviewed, Women, history
Places: Mogul Empire
People: Nūr Jahān Empress, consort of Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan (-1645)