Nur Jahan

Summary

Nur Jahan is a human^[1]. She was born in Kandahar^[2]. She was born on +1577-05-31T00:00:00Z^[3]. She died in Lahore^[4]. She died on +1645-12-19T00:00:00Z^[5]. She worked as a poet^[6], queen consort^[7], and Power behind the throne^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,195 views/month, #6,485 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Kandahar^[2], Nur Jahan…
• Nur Jahan passed away in Lahore^[4].
• Nur Jahan was born on +1577-05-31T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Nur Jahan died on +1645-12-19T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Nur Jahan is buried at Tomb of Nur Jahan^[10].
• Nur Jahan's father was Mirza Ghiyas Beg^[11].
• Nur Jahan's mother was Asmat Begum^[12].
• Among Nur Jahan's spouses was Sher Afghan Quli Khan^[13].
• Among Nur Jahan's spouses was Jahangir I^[14].
• A child of Nur Jahan was Ladli Begum^[15].
• Nur Jahan held citizenship in Mughal Empire^[16].
• Nur Jahan worked as a poet^[6].
• Nur Jahan worked as a queen consort^[7].
• Nur Jahan worked as a Power behind the throne^[8].
• Nur Jahan's religion is recorded as Islam^[17].
• Nur Jahan's religion is recorded as Shia Islam^[18].
• Nur Jahan's image is recorded as Idealized Portrait of the Mughal Empress Nur Jahan (1577-1645)? LACMA M.81.271.7.jpg^[19].
• Nur Jahan is recorded as female^[20].
• Nur Jahan's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Nur Jahan's family is recorded as Timurid dynasty^[22].
• Nur Jahan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000078593468^[23].
• Nur Jahan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 10649806^[24].
• Nur Jahan's GND ID is recorded as 119161141^[25].
• Nur Jahan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85044948^[26].
• Nur Jahan's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15556752c^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kandahar^[2], Nur Jahan… she was born on +1577-05-31T00:00:00Z^[3]. Her father was Mirza Ghiyas Beg^[11]. Her mother was Asmat Begum^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], queen consort^[7], and Power behind the throne^[8].

Personal Life

Spouses include Sher Afghan Quli Khan^[13], 1600–1607^[28] and Jahangir I^[14], a monarch^[29], 1569–1627^[30]. A child of Nur Jahan was Ladli Begum^[15]. Religious affiliations include Islam^[17], a major religious group^[31], founded in 0631^[32] and Shia Islam^[18], an Islamic denomination^[33].

Death and Burial

Nur Jahan died on +1645-12-19T00:00:00Z^[5]. She passed away in Lahore^[4]. Burial took place at Tomb of her^[10].

Why It Matters

Nur Jahan ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,195 views/month, #6,485 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

FAQs

Where was Nur Jahan born?

Nur Jahan was born in Kandahar^[2].

Where did Nur Jahan die?

Nur Jahan died in Lahore^[4].

Who were Nur Jahan's parents?

Nur Jahan's father was Mirza Ghiyas Beg^[11]. Nur Jahan's mother was Asmat Begum^[12].

Who was Nur Jahan married to?

Nur Jahan's spouses include Sher Afghan Quli Khan^[13] and Jahangir I^[14].

What did Nur Jahan do for work?

Nur Jahan worked as poet^[6], queen consort^[7], and Power behind the throne^[8].