Nur Jahan

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Mughal empress historical figure political leader

Nur Jahan was a powerful and influential Mughal empress known for her political acumen, cultural patronage, and significant role in the administration of the empire during the reign of Emperor Jahangir.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal empress ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
political leader ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mihr-un-Nissa ⓘ
Noor Jahan ⓘ
areaOfActivity northern India ⓘ
surface form: North India
associatedWith Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb ⓘ
surface form: Itimad-ud-Daulah’s tomb

Shalimar Gardens ⓘ
surface form: Kashmir gardens
birthName Mehr-un-Nissa ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form: Mughal Empire
culture Mughal dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Mughal

Persian ⓘ
dynasty Mughal dynasty ⓘ
era Jahangir ⓘ
surface form: reign of Jahangir
fatherInLaw Akbar ⓘ
fullName Nur Jahan self-link ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
influenced Mughal court etiquette ⓘ
women’s status in the Mughal harem ⓘ
languageSpoken Persian ⓘ
possibly Hindustani ⓘ
maritalStatus widow of Sher Afgan Khan before marrying Jahangir ⓘ
militaryInvolvement involved in decisions regarding succession struggles ⓘ
motherInLaw Mariam-uz-Zamani ⓘ
notableFor architectural patronage ⓘ
cultural and artistic patronage ⓘ
de facto rule during Jahangir’s later reign ⓘ
having coins struck in her name ⓘ
issuing imperial orders (farmans) in her own name ⓘ
political influence in the Mughal court ⓘ
occupation empress consort ⓘ
political advisor ⓘ
stateswoman ⓘ
patronOf architecture ⓘ
gardens ⓘ
painting ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
politicalPower held significant authority over imperial decisions ⓘ
positionHeld Empress consort of the Mughal Empire ⓘ
relative Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan ⓘ
surface form: Asaf Khan III

Mumtaz Mahal ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
roleInGovernment advisor to Jahangir ⓘ
co-ruler in practice ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Mughal court ⓘ
surface form: Mughal imperial administration

art and architecture ⓘ
court politics ⓘ
fashion and courtly culture ⓘ
spouse Jahangir NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sher Afgan Khan ⓘ
stepSon Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nur Jahan → fullName → Nur Jahan self-link ⓘ
Khusrav Mirza → relative → Nur Jahan ⓘ
Mumtaz Mahal → relative → Nur Jahan ⓘ
Parviz Mirza → relative → Nur Jahan ⓘ
Jahangir → spouse → Nur Jahan ⓘ
Salim → spouse → Nur Jahan ⓘ