Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan

by Ruby Lal

Book Overview

When it came to hunting, she was a master shot. As a dress designer, few could compare. An ingenious architect, she innovated the use of marble in her parents' mausoleum on the banks of the Yamuna River that inspired her stepson's Taj Mahal. And she was both celebrated and reviled for her political acumen and diplomatic skill, which rivaled those of her female counterparts in Europe and beyond.

In 1611, thirty-four-year-old Nur Jahan, daughter...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393239349
• ISBN13: 9780393239348
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.3"