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Nur Jahan, empress of Mughal India /
Nur Jahan was one of the most powerful and influential women in Indian history, and Ellison Findly's biography is an intriguing, elegantly written account of her life and times. It not only revises the legends that portray Nur Jahan as a power-hungry and malicious woman, but also investigates t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1993.
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| Colección: | OUP E-Books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Nur Jahan was one of the most powerful and influential women in Indian history, and Ellison Findly's biography is an intriguing, elegantly written account of her life and times. It not only revises the legends that portray Nur Jahan as a power-hungry and malicious woman, but also investigates the paths to power available to women in Islam and Hinduism, providing a fascinating picture of life inside the mahal (harem). |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (407 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-390) and index. |
| ISBN: | 142373663X 9781423736639 0195360605 9780195360608 9780195074888 0195074882 1280442360 9781280442360 9786610442362 6610442363 |