Reign 1605 - 1627 Full name Nuruddin Salim Jahangir Born September 20‚ 1569 Birthplace Fatehpur Sikri Died November 8‚ 1627 (aged 58) Buried Tomb of Jahangir Predecessor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar Successor Shah Jahan Wives Manbhawati Bai ‚ Princess Manmati ‚ Nur Jahan Offspring Nisar Begum‚ Khusrau Mirza‚ Parwez‚ Bahar Banu Begum‚ Shah Jahan‚ Shahryar‚ Jahandar Dynasty Timurid Father Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar Mother Princess Hira Kunwari (a.k.a. Mariam Zamani) (Jodhabai)
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CHAPTERIZATION 1. INTRODUCTION • MANSABDARI SYSTEM • HISTORY • ZAT&SAWAR 2. FEATURES OF THE MANSABDARI SYSTEM • BASIC FEATURES • MAIN FEATURES 3. DEFECTS OF THE MANSABDARI SYSTEM • INTRODUCTION • DEFECTS 4. ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE MUGHALS IN THE DELHI SULTANATE 5. ADVANTAGES&DISADVANTAGES OF THE MANSABDARI SYSTEM INTRODUCTION Mansabdari system It was the generic term for the military -type grading of all imperial officials of the Mughal
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The Indian Carpet Industry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Indian Carpet Industry India‚ like many other countries‚ has always used wool as the basic material of the carpet. Other materials commonly used are silk and cotton. Silk carpets are particularly high quality pieces. In the beginning of the carpet making century‚ only natural dyes were used to color the wool. Madder‚ as well as other wild vegetables‚ was the most important
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his vision. As it is said‚ “All the history is the biography of great men” Last Sunday‚ we decided to go for outing. I had not seen the tomb of Jahangir. So we agreed that this historical place should be visited. After two hours we reached there by bus. We were much exited. The magnificent Tomb of Jahangir was before our eyes. Tomb of Jahangir is situated at Shahdara‚ four miles away from Lahore. The four tall minarets of the tomb can be seen from a distance. On entering the gate we saw big
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Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan) with His Son Dara Shikoh: Leaf from the Shah Jahan Album‚ Mughal‚ period of Jahangir (1605–27)‚ ca. 1620 By Nanha India Ink‚ opaque watercolor‚ and gold on paper This superbly painted image framed by a splendid border shows the future emperor admiring jewels with his favorite son. Holding a tray of emeralds and rubies‚ the father contemplates a ruby in his right hand‚ while the child grasps a peacock fan and a turban ornament. They are seated on a raised dais that
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infactuated Jahangir was only interested in being on the throne.He handed the goverment to the persians who did not introduce any new reforms or tried to improve the military power.Coming from a humble lineage not a royal family the Persians were more interested in swindling the imperial treasury and retaining power rather than improving technology and improving the naval base(throughout Akbars reign always gun manufacturing and military training was going on‚ which was not even mentioned in Jahangirs memoir)
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position of the Mansabdar was determined by the Zat number‚ not that of Sawar. For example‚ Mansabdar with 4000 Zat and 2000 Sawar (4000/2000 in short) was in higher in rank than a Mansabdar of 3000/3000. Some changes occurred in the reign of Jahangir. A new Sawar rank‚ Do Aspa Sih Aspa was
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Bapa‚ and Khurran at her father’s home. This meeting between the three was a secret and they were summons there by Mehurunnisa. There was discussion about William Hawkins‚ who considered himself an Ambassador from England. Hawkins wanted Emperor Jahangir to sign trading privileges for the English. Hawkins wanted to leave the country and return to his own but the emperor did not want him to leave. He offered him many things to stay but he left frustrated and no longer hopeful that a treaty would
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LOLAB: Land of Love and Beauty As it is with any young soldiers‚ it was my dream too to serve in the Kashmir valley. I wanted to be the saviour of “the heaven on earth” as it was called by Mughal Emperor Jehangir‚ marred by religious extremism and terrorism. I started for my posting in Rashtriya Rifles (Counter Insurgency Force) with a lot of enthusiasm. My posting was in the sleepy North Kashmiri district of Kupwara. Despite its breathtaking beauty Kupwara has been infamous in the recent times
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The Mughal Empire was the first large empire in India since the Gupta Empire (nearly a millennium years of difference); it was made up of many ethnicities‚ a variety of geographic localities‚ and hundreds of nobles and their principalities. At its largest extent‚ this empire contained over 140 million inhabitants‚ as well as encompassing 3.5 million square kilometers. However‚ as all empires do‚ the Mughal Empire faced many difficulties‚ and by the turn of the 19th century‚ had weakened significantly
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