โ Francheska Fifield
๐ Fiction
๐
2019
๐ English
โ 109 KB
โฆ LIBER โฆ
Empress
โ Scribed by Ruby Lal
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. Her legend still lives, but her story was lost--until now.
In 1611, thirty-four-year-old Nur Jahan, daughter of a Persian noble and widow of a subversive official, became the twentieth and favorite wife of the Emperor Jahangir, who ruled the vast Mughal Empire. An astute politician as well as a devoted partner, she issued imperial orders; coins of the realm bore her name. When Jahangir was imprisoned by a rebellious nobleman, the Empress led troops into battle and ultimately rescued him.
The only woman to acquire the stature of empress in her male-dominated world, Nur was also a talented dress designer and innovative architect whose work inspired her stepson's Taj Mahal. Nur's confident assertion of talent and power is revelatory; it far exceeded the authority of her female contemporaries in Renaissance Europe, including Elizabeth I. Here, she finally receives her due in a deeply researched and evocative...
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