Description |
1 online resource (407 pages) : illustrations |
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OUP E-Books
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Summary |
Nur Jahan was one of the most powerful and influential women in Indian history, and Ellison Findly's biography is an intriguing, elegantly written account of her life and times. It not only revises the legends that portray Nur Jahan as a power-hungry and malicious woman, but also investigates the paths to power available to women in Islam and Hinduism, providing a fascinating picture of life inside the mahal (harem) |
Analysis |
India History, 647-1785 |
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Bangladesh History, 647-1785 |
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Pakistan History, 647-1785 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-390) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Nūr Jahān, Empress, consort of Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, -1645.
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SUBJECT |
Nūr Jahān, Empress, consort of Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, -1645 fast |
Subject |
Empresses -- Mughal Empire -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY.
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Empresses
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India -- Mogul Empire
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
142373663X |
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9781423736639 |
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0195360605 |
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9780195360608 |
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9780195074888 |
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0195074882 |
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1280442360 |
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9781280442360 |
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9786610442362 |
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6610442363 |
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