Please answer the following question: Facts: - title: mughal emperor - succession: 4th mughal emperor - coronation: 24 october 1605 - spouses: saliha banu begum sufism - reign: 15 1627 october 1605 & nbsp ; -- 7 november - successor: shah jahan - mother: mariam uz-zamani - predecessor: akbar the great - spouse: nur jahan begum - father: akbar the great - name: jahangir - image: indian emperor jahangir - walters w705 - detail.jpg - single leaf of a portrait of the Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jahangir .
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jahangir was the eldest surviving son of mughal emperor akbar and was declared successor to his father from an early age .impatient for power , however , he revolted in 1599 while akbar was engaged in the deccan .jahangir was defeated , but ultimately succeeded his father as emperor in 1605 because of the immense support and efforts of the ladies in akbar 's harem like ruqaiya sultan begum , salima sultan begum and his grandmother maryam makani .the ladies wielded considerable influence over akbar and favoured jahangir as his successor .the first year of jahangir 's reign saw a rebellion organized by his eldest son khusrau mirza .the rebellion was soon put down ; khusrau was brought before his father in chains .after subduing and executing nearly 2000 members of the rebellion , jahangir blinded his renegade son .jahangir built on his father 's foundations of excellent administration , and his reign was characterized by political stability , a strong economy and impressive cultural achievements .the imperial frontiers continued to move forward -- in bengal , mewar , ahmadnagar and the deccan .the only major reversal to the expansion came in 1622 when shah abbas , the safavid emperor of iran -lrb- persia -rrb- , captured kandahar while jahangir was battling his rebellious son , khusrau in hindustan .the rebellion of khurram absorbed jahangir 's attention , so in the spring of 1623 he negotiated a diplomatic end to the conflict .much of india was politically pacified ; jahangir 's dealings with the hindu rulers of rajputana were particularly successful , and he settled the conflicts inherited from his father .the hindu rulers all accepted mughal supremacy and in return were given high ranks in the mughal aristocracy .jahangir was fascinated with art , science and architecture .from a young age he showed a leaning towards painting and had an atelier of his own .his interest in portraiture led to much development in this artform .the art of mughal painting reached great heights under jahangir 's...