Nur Jahan (born Mehr-un-Nissa, 31 May 1577 – 18 December 1645) was the twentieth (and last) wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. Nur Jahan was born Mehr-un-Nissa, the daughter of a Grand Vizier(Minister) who served under Akbar. Nur Jahan, meaning ‘Light of the World’, was married at age 17 to a Persian soldier Sher Afgan, governor of Bihar, an important Mughal province. She
Muslin (/ˈmʌzlɪn/) is a cotton fabric of plain weave. It is made in a wide range of weights from delicate sheers to coarse sheeting. It gets its name from the city of Mosul, Iraq, where it was first manufactured. Early muslin was handwoven of uncommonly delicate handspun yarn. It was imported from India into Europe for much of the 17th and early 18th-centuries.
Muslin, a cotton fabric of plain weave, was hand woven in the region around Dhaka, Bengal (now Bangladesh), and exported to Europe, the Middle East, and other markets, for much of the 17th and 18th centuries. Contents 1Origins 2Mughal era 2.1Sixteenth century 2.2Seventeenth century 2.3Eighteenth century 3Decline 4See also 5Notes 6References 7Further reading Origins Bengal has manufactured textiles for many centuries, as recorded in
A musketeer (French: mousquetaire) was a type of soldierequipped with a musket. Musketeers were an important part of early modern armies, particularly in Europe as they normally comprised the majority of their infantry. The musketeer was a precursor to the rifleman. Muskets were replaced by rifles as the almost universal firearm for modern armies during the period 1850 to 1860. The traditional designation
Musa Khan Mosque is one of the few Mughal structures on Bangladesh that stands in the southern part of the country’s capital Dhaka. Built in 18th century the mosque holds significant historical values and is named after the son of medieval Bengal’s one of the most prominent Baro-Bhuyans, Isa Khan’s son Musa Khan. The structure was erected during the Mughal regime in Bengal by the grandson of Musa
Murshidabad (/ˈmʊərʃɪdəˌbɑːd/, /-bæd/ or /ˈmɜː-/) is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, a distributary of the Ganges River. It forms part of the Murshidabad district. During the 18th-century, Murshidabad was a prosperous city.It was the capital of the Bengal Subah in the Mughal Empire for seventy years, with a jurisdiction covering modern-day Bangladesh and the Indian states of West
A Muraqqa (Turkish: Murakka, Arabic: مورّقة, Persian: مُرَقّع) is an album in book form containing Islamic miniature paintings and specimens of Islamic calligraphy, normally from several different sources, and perhaps other matter. The album was popular among collectors in the Islamic world, and by the later 16th century became the predominant format for miniature painting
Muntakhab-al Lubab (Arabic for “selected of the wise and pure”) is a Persian language book about the history of India. Completed around 1732, it was written by Khafi Khan in the Mughal Empire of present-day India. The title of the book is also transliterated as Muntakhab ul-Lubab or Muntakhab-i-Lubab; it is also known as Tarikh-i Khafi Khan. Contents The book is divided into three volumes: Volume 1 deals
Mumtaz Mahal (, Persian: ممتاز محل, romanized: momtaz mahal; born Arjumand Banu Begum, in Persian: ارجمند بانو بیگم; 27 April 1593 – 17 June 1631) was the Empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 19 January 1628 to 17 June 1631 as the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.The Taj Mahal in Agra, often cited as one of the Wonders of the World, was commissioned by her husband to act as
Nasir-ud-Din Muḥammad Shah (Persian: ناصرالدین محمد شاه) (born Roshan Akhtar(Persian: روشن اختر)) (7 August 1702 – 26 April 1748) was the thirteenth Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1719 to 1748. He was son of Khujista Akhtar, the fourth son of Bahadur Shah I. With the help of the Sayyid brothers, he ascended the throne at the young age of 17. He later got rid of them with