Nur Jahan Quotes (1577-1645)

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Nur Jahan (born Mehr-un-Nissa, 31 May 1577 – 18 December 1645) was the twentieth (and last) wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.

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“On the grave of this poor stranger, let there be neither lamp nor rose,
Let neither butterfly's wing burn nor nightingale sing.
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Iqbal Nama-i-Jahangiri of Mutamad Khan on Nur Jahan 2 quotes

“Fate had decreed that she should be the Queen of the World and the Princess of the Time.”
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“I saw now the faction, but was irresolute what to do... [for I feared that] the Power of a wife, a sonne, and a favorite, would produce revenge.”

About Nur Jahan

Nur Jahan (born Mehr-un-Nissa, 31 May 1577 – 18 December 1645) was the twentieth (and last) wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.