Jahangir

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Jahangir was the fourth emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for consolidating imperial power, fostering a rich cultural and artistic court, and maintaining relative internal stability during his reign in the early 17th century.

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Surface form Occurrences
Akbar 3
reign of Jahangir 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal emperor
historical figure
alsoKnownAs Salim
associatedWith Nur Jahan’s political influence
authored Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
birthDate 1569
birthName Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim
birthPlace Fatehpur Sikri
burialPlace Tomb of Jahangir, Lahore
capitalDuringReign Agra
Lahore
child Khurram
Khusrav Mirza
Parviz Mirza
Shah Jahan
countryRuled Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
courtCulture cosmopolitan and artistically rich court
deathDate 1627
deathPlace near Rajauri
dynasty Mughal dynasty
era early 17th century
father Akbar
house Timurid dynasty
surface form: Timurid
issued Jahangiri coins
knownFor consolidating Mughal imperial power
development of Mughal painting
interest in natural history and portraiture
maintaining relative internal stability
patronage of arts
languageOfCourt Persian language
surface form: Persian
meaningOfName Seizer of the World
mother Mariam-uz-Zamani
notableEvent rebellion against Akbar before accession
notablePolicy continuation of Akbar’s administrative system
ordinalInOffice fourth Mughal emperor
patronOf Mughal miniature painting
architecture
positionHeld Emperor of the Mughal Empire
predecessor Akbar
regnalName Jahangir self-link
reignEnd 1627
reignStart 1605
religion Islam
spouse Jagat Gosain
Nur Jahan
Sahiba Banu Begum
successor Shah Jahan
successorState Mughal Empire under Shah Jahan

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Akbar child Jahangir
Mariam-uz-Zamani child Jahangir
Nur Jahan era Jahangir
this entity surface form: reign of Jahangir
Khurram father Jahangir
Salim father Jahangir
this entity surface form: Akbar
Shah Jahan father Jahangir
Khusrav Mirza grandfather Jahangir
this entity surface form: Akbar
Mariam-uz-Zamani motherOf Jahangir
subject surface form: Mughal Empire
Mughal dynasty notableRuler Jahangir
Mughal court artisans patron Jahangir
Khurram predecessor Jahangir
Salim predecessor Jahangir
this entity surface form: Akbar
Shah Jahan predecessor Jahangir
Jahangir regnalName Jahangir self-link
Murad Mirza sibling Jahangir
Akbar successor Jahangir