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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Lal, Ruby, author.     Subjects     Nūr Jahān, Empress, consort of Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, -1645.     Empresses -- Mogul Empire -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Lal, Ruby, author.       by title:      Empress : the astoni...         MARC Display

Empress : the astonishing reign of Nur Jahan / Ruby Lal. by Lal, Ruby, author. New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018] Subjects Nūr Jahān, Empress, consort of Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, -1645.   Empresses -- Mogul Empire -- Biography. ISBN:  9780393239348 (hardcover) : 0393239349 (hardcover) Description:  xiii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  Dramatis personae -- Queen of queens, an introduction -- Miracle girl -- Al-hind -- The cupolas of chastity and the perfect man -- The wak-wak tree -- The mirror of happiness -- Grave matters -- A key for closed doors -- Ascent -- Wonder of the age -- Veils of light -- The light-scattering garden -- Fitna -- The rescue -- Angel of death -- Beyond 1627, an epilogue. Requests:  0 Summary:  In 1611, thirty-four-year-old Nur Jahan, daughter of a Persian noble and widow of a subversive official, became the twentieth and most cherished wife of the Emperor Jahangir. While other wives were secluded behind walls, Nur ruled the vast Mughal Empire alongside her husband, and governed in his stead as his health failed and his attentions wandered from matters of state. Lal uncovers the rich life of Nur Jahan, giving new insight into the lives of women and girls in the Mughal Empire. -- adapted from jacket.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii Kai Public Library Adult Biography B Nur Jahan La Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 954.0257 Nur Jahan La Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Biography B Nur Jahan La Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kealakekua Public Library Adult Biography B Nur Jahan La Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 954.0257 Nur Jahan La Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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