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Jahangir considered his third son, Khurram (regnal name Shah Jahan) as his favourite son. In 1621 of February, However, when Nur Jahan married her daughter, Mihr-un-nissa Begum , to Jahangir's youngest son, Shahryar Mirza , Khurram suspected that his stepmother was trying to maneuver Shahryar as the successor to Jahangir.
Jahangir or Jangir [2] (Persian: جهانگیر, 'Conqueror of the world') is a Persian male given name. Jahan means world or universe, while Gir means conqueror. Jahan means world or universe, while Gir means conqueror.
Jahangir weighing young Prince Khurram by Manohar Das c.1610-1615. He was born on 5 January 1592 in Lahore, present-day Pakistan, as the ninth child and third son of Prince Salim (later known as 'Jahangir' upon his accession) by his wife, Jagat Gosain, a Rathore Rajput Princess from Marwar.
Jahangir (born Salim, [25] reigned 1605–1627) was born to Akbar and his wife Mariam-uz-Zamani, an Indian princess. [26] Salim was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. [27] [28] He "was addicted to opium, neglected the affairs of the state, and came under the influence of rival court cliques". [11]
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.
According to Aniruddha Ray, the inscribed year 1599 and the name Salim are important since if it was built after he became emperor his regnal name Jahangir would have been used instead. Ray says according to historians Akbar left Lahore on 6 November 1598, so it would be difficult to assume Akbar gave the order for the entombment in 1599.
Jahangir is a surname. Notable people with the surname are as follows: Notable people with the surname are as follows: Asad Jahangir (born 1945), Pakistani police officer and cricketer
Feroze Jehangir Gandhi (12 September 1912 – 8 September 1960) was an Indian freedom fighter, politician and journalist. He served as a member of the provincial parliament between 1950 and 1952, and later a member of the Lok Sabha, the Lower house of Indian parliament.