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The Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri: or, Memoirs of Jahangir (Volume 2 of 2) by Jahangir

Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, 1569-1627

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"The Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri: or, Memoirs of Jahangir (Volume 2 of 2)" by Jahangir is an autobiography written between 1605 and 1622. Following his great-grandfather Babur's example, Mughal Emperor Jahangir chronicles the first nineteen years of his reign in Persian. Beyond political history, he reflects on art, family life, and social issues, including his efforts to curb corruption among jagirdars and his deep trust in his wife Nur Jahan. The memoirs were later completed by court historians after Jahangir stopped writing in 1621. ... Read more

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AuthorJahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, 1569-1627
EditorBeveridge, Henry, 1837-1929
TranslatorRogers, Alexander, 1825-1911
TitleThe Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri: or, Memoirs of Jahangir (Volume 2 of 2)
NoteWikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuzk-e-Jahangiri
CreditsProduced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg.
Reading LevelReading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
LanguageEnglish
LoC ClassDS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia
SubjectJahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, 1569-1627
CategoryText
eBook-No.53716
ISBN (HTML)979-8-238-53716-0
Release DateDec 11, 2016
Last UpdateOct 23, 2024
CopyrightPublic domain in the USA.
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