Nur Jahan
Begum Nur Jahan (also Noor Jahan, Nur Jehan, Nor Jahan, etc.) (1577–1645), also known as Mehr-un-Nisaa Khanam, was a Mughal Empress and the 20th wife of the Emperor Jahangir. She was also an aunt of the later Empress Mumtaz Mahal.
She is buried in Shah Dara, near Lahore, Pakistan.
With Nur Jahan's help, her father and brother became the chief advisers to the emperor, and soon the three of them were in practice running the empire. Eventually, Nur Jahan signed the laws, her name appeared on the coins, and she was in effect the empress. She did great charitable works, but her extravagances at court greatly strained the royal treasury.
Nur Jahan Media
Kandahar (Kandahar), Nur Jahan's place of birth, is now southern Afghanistan
First Meeting of Nur Mahal and Prince Salim
Silver rupee coin minted under Jahangir, bearing the name of Nur Jahan. Dated AH 1037, regnal year 22 (1627/1628 CE), minted at Patna.
Portrait of Nur Jahan holding a gun by Abu'l-Hasan.
