Jahangir
JAHANGIR, or JEHANCIR (1560-1627), Mogul emperor of )elhi, succeeded his father Akbar the Great in 1605. His name was Salim, but he assumed the title of Jahangir, " Conqueror of he World," on his accession. It was in his reign that Sir Thomas Roe came as ambassador of James I., on behalf of the English company. He was a dissolute ruler, much addicted to drunkenness, and his reign is chiefly notable for the influence enjoyed by his wife Nur Jahan, " the Light of the World." At first she influenced Jahangir for good, but surrounding herself with her relatives she aroused the jealousy of the imperial princes; and Jahangir died in 1627 in the midst of a rebellion headed by his son, Khurram or Shah Jahan, and his greatest general, Mahabat Khan. The tomb of Jahangir is situated in the gardens of Shahdera on the outskirts of Lahore.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
