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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. Findly''s work 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).

Nur Jahan Empress of Mughal India

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
      Publication Date: 6/17/1993 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780195074888, 978-0195074888
      ISBN10: 0195074882
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      Book Synopsis
      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. Findly''s work 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).

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