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Nur Jahan Padshah Begum or The Lady Emperor

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Aaliyia Malik 0 Comments a skilled architect, a skilled hunter, administration, army, Barakat Ullah, Bihar, commission, dowries, educated, empire, employees, gold coins, governor, hunting, imperial balcony, jagirs, Jahangir, jharoka, Lahore, land rights, leader, Mahabat Khan, mausoleum, Mehr-un-Nissa, ministers, Mirza Ghias Beg, mughal, musket, Nur Jahan, orphan girls, patriarchy, Persian, Poems by Indian Women, poet, politician, Power, powerful, queen, Ruby Lal, Shah Jahan, Shahdara Bagh, Shahryr, Sher Afghan, Shia Muslim, silver coins, state affairs, symbol, the lady emperor, war elephants, woman

“Though Nur Jahan be in form a woman,
In the ranks of men she’s a tiger-slayer”
Nur Jahan was a symbol of power, intelligence and fortitude. Let’s dig deep about this Lady Emperor and find out about her journey from a simple woman to a tiger slayer.