Nur Jahan – The Power Behind the Veil

While history remembers the great Mughal Kings and the legacy they left behind, it hasn’t been too kind to the Empress who weilded and astounding amount of power, at a time when women had little to no status in society.

Nur Jahan, the twentieth and most beloved wife of Emperor Jahangir, the fourth Mughal Emperor, is one of history’s most powerful rulers who has sadly been widely misrepresented .

A superb marksman, hunter and administrator, Nur was known throughout the vast and mighty Mughal Empire for her razor-sharp political skills.

Unfortunately, her brilliant political reign was completly erased from history when Jahangir’s son, Emperor Shah Jahan came to power. He dismissed Nur Jahan and rewrote history from his perspective – one wherein public opinion about the former Empress was extremely biased and inaccurate.

She was now portrayed as a “a gold-digger and schemer” and was remembered as the one who intoxicated Jahangir in order to seize power from him. This is how posterity remembers her as well.

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DARA SHIKOH – The ‘Unlucky One’

Circa: 1657 AD. Location: The throne of the mighty Mughal Empire.
A War breaks out between four brothers. The result of the War? Emperor Aurungzeb ascends the throne as the sixth ruler of the Mughal Empire. But, before this happened, there was another Mughal Prince, probably much more deserving of the throne, who was executed in a disturbing manner. Who was this Prince?
Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, was supposed to be the heir-apparent to throne. A scholar and a liberal Muslim who preached religious unity, deserves to be remembered as one of the greatest of his times.
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