| Nur Jahan | |
|---|---|
| Empress consort of the Mughal Empire | |
 Idealised portrait of the Mughal Empress Nur Jahan c. 1627 | |
| Padshah Begum | |
| Tenure | 10 June 1620 – 28 October 1627 |
| Predecessor | Saliha Banu Begum |
| Successor | Mumtaz Mahal |
| Born | Mehr-un-Nissa 31 May 1577 Kandahar, Kabul Subah, Mughal Empire (present-day Afghanistan) |
| Died | 17 December 1645 (aged 68) Lahore, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Ladli Begum |
| House | Muhammad Sharif (by birth) Timurid (by marriage) |
| Father | Mirza Ghiyas Beg |
| Mother | Asmat Begum |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Nur Jahan (lit. ' Light of the world '; 31 May 1577 – 18 December 1645),[1] born Mehr-un-Nissa was the twentieth wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
More decisive and proactive than her husband, Nur Jahan is considered by certain historians to have been the real power behind the throne for more than a decade. Wielding a level of power and influence unprecedented for a Mughal empress, she was granted honours and privileges never enjoyed by any of her predecessors or successors, such as having coinage struck in her name. Her pre-eminence was in part made possible by her husband Jahangir's addiction to hunting, alcohol and opium and his frequent ill-health.
- ^ Banks Findly 1993, p. 8.