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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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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Jahangirnagar University namedAfter Jahangir
this entity surface form: Emperor Jahangir
Mughal imperial forces usedBy Jahangir
Khusro Bagh associatedWith Jahangir
this entity surface form: Emperor Jahangir
Jahangir Nagar namedAfter Jahangir
Jahangir Nagar honorificFor Jahangir
this entity surface form: Emperor Jahangir
Malik Ambar opponent Jahangir
this entity surface form: Emperor Jahangir
House of Babur notableRuler Jahangir
Mughal Emperor notableHolder Jahangir
Lahore Fort expandedBy Jahangir
this entity surface form: Emperor Jahangir
Raja Man Singh I servedUnder Jahangir
Jahangiri Mahal namedAfter Jahangir
Jahangiri Mahal associatedWith Jahangir
this entity surface form: Emperor Jahangir
Mughal court developedUnder Jahangir
Badshah usedByRuler Jahangir
Harkha Bai associatedWith Jahangir
Jodha Bai child Jahangir
Sahib Jamal spouse Jahangir
Sahib Jamal consortOf Jahangir
Sahib Jamal sonOf Jahangir
subject surface form: Parviz Mirza
Mughal riverfront gardens of Lahore associatedWithRuler Jahangir
this entity surface form: Emperor Jahangir
Tomb of Asif Khan associatedWith Jahangir
this entity surface form: Emperor Jahangir
Prince Khurram father Jahangir
Prince Khurram predecessor Jahangir
Imperial zenana of the Mughal court associatedWith Jahangir
this entity surface form: Mughal emperor Jahangir
Wali Nimat Begum motherOf Jahangir
Anarkali associatedWith Jahangir
this entity surface form: Emperor Jahangir
Anarkali romanticallyLinkedTo Jahangir
this entity surface form: Emperor Jahangir
Prince Salim regnalName Jahangir
Prince Salim alsoKnownAs Jahangir
Prince Salim alsoKnownAs Jahangir
this entity surface form: Nur-ud-din Muhammad Jahangir
Children of Akbar hasHeir Jahangir
Mariam Zamani Begum child Jahangir
Mehr-un-Nissa spouse Jahangir
Mehr-un-Nissa marriedTo Jahangir
this entity surface form: Emperor Jahangir
Manbhawati Bai spouse Jahangir
Manbhawati Bai husband Jahangir
Manbhawati Bai relative Jahangir
Manbhawati Bai associatedWith Jahangir
this entity surface form: Emperor Jahangir
Mihr-un-Nissa spouse Jahangir
Mihr-un-Nissa associatedWith Jahangir
Sher Afgan Khan servedUnder Jahangir
this entity surface form: Emperor Jahangir