Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal

Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan

Ruby Lal

336 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
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Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. Nur Jahan, daughter of a Persian noble and widow of a subversive official, became the twentieth and most cherished wife of the Emperor Jahangir. Nur ruled the vast Mughal Empire alongside her hus...

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