Nur Jahan and Jahangir
There were several rebellions for the throne in the Mughal Sultanate, sometimes the brother killed the brother and sometimes the son killed his own son. King Father imprisoned. The rebellion story was most special for Makar a Kanij. This Kaneez It was Anarkali. Emperor from Salim’s rebellion Akbar He was so angry that he evicted Salim from the Mughal Sultanate. Then what happened after all that Akbar himself agreed to make Salim his heir?
It is said that Akbar himself sent Jodha Bai to convince Salim who was rebelling against Emperor Akbar. Jodhabai was Salim’s mother, at whose behest Salim reduced the rebellion, but neither did he want the throne nor did he want to reconcile with the king.
The prince who was infatuated with Salim
Salim returned to the palace. Here he met Mehrunnisa, daughter of Ghiyas Beg. Ghiyas Beg was considered very special to Akbar. Salim had returned to the palace, but he was unaware of the conspiracies happening in the palace. It was mentioned in many places in history that he did not want the throne, but when he came to know that his father i.e. Akbar wanted to make his son Khusro his heir, he was definitely upset. Mehrunnisa needed this time. It is said that Mehrunnisa had started conveying the matters of the palace to Salim.
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Akbar got married in anger
Salim was already infamous for debauchery, alcohol and women used to be his weakness. In such a situation, it was not difficult for Mehrunnisa to impress him. When Akbar came to know about Salim and Mehrunnisa, he got her married to the Iranian merchant Sher Afghan. Mehrunnisa married Sher Afghan, but by then she had awakened Salim’s desire for the throne. Jodha Bai was also in favor of giving the throne to Salim.
Conspiracy hatched to make Khusro the emperor
A conspiracy was hatched to make Khusro the emperor, but by then Mehrunnisa had aroused attraction towards the throne in Salim’s mind. He started taking the people of the royal court to his side, when Akbar fell ill, there was talk of making Khusro the heir, but then Salim Chagatai opposed it and said that it was not right for the son to sit on the throne while the father was alive. After this, Akbar declared Jahangir as the emperor.
Got Mehrunnisa’s husband killed, got married
Jahangir assumed the throne in 1605. After this he conquered Mewar, but Mehrunnisa did not leave his mind. It is said that Jahangir killed Mehrunnisa’s husband and called Mehrunnisa to the court. Jahangir married her in 1611 and she was awarded the title of Malika-e-Hindustan. This Mehrunnisa later came to be known as Noorjahan. Who became the most powerful woman of the Mughal Empire.
