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Empress : the astonishing reign of Nur Jahan / Ruby Lal

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.Description: iii, 308 p. : maps, ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780393239348
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 954.0257092 LA EM
Summary: 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.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 954.0257092 LA EM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available May2019 T0062198

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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