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Empress Nur Jahan: Who wielded her authority in Indian Mughal Court

On this day, 18th December in 1645 CE, the Mughal Empress, and wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Nur Jahan died in Lahore (now in Pakistan). She was born Muhr-un-Nisa, but when Jahangir married her in 1611 CE, he granted her the title Nur Mahal (light of the palace), which she eventually elevated to Nur Jahan (light of the world). Nur Jahan was stunnin…