Nur Jahan-Twentieth wife of Jahangir and her role in Moghul Court
Table of Contents 1- Background 2- Women and Jahangir Court 3- Nur Jahan beyond her Romance life 4- Elite women Culture 5- Conclusion Background Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri is the autobiography of Jahangir and it is one of the primary sources to know the history during his reign. It reflects the royal ideology and the emperor’s view on various political, religious, and social structures. It has been seen as a subjective and objective source for the period on the basis of a historiographical viewpoint. The original book is recorded in Persian and Arabic language and later European and Indian historians translated it. Many historians believed that no original version of the illustrated Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri has survived. On the same hand, it is still questionable to know the authenticity due to the incomplete version during the lifetime of the monarch. We have to acknowledge the contribution...