The nimbus formed a special feature of Mughal portraiture under

Shah Jahan

Aurangzeb

Jahangir

Akbar

Jahangir

Early name of Jahangir was Salim
Akbar called him Sheika Baba
Jahingir came to throne in 1605
Jahingir was the son of Akbar and Jodabai.
He married Meharunissa,an Afgan widow in 1611. Later he gave her the title,Noor Mahal ( Light of the palace) Noor Jahan ( Light of the world) and Padusha Begam.
In 1609,Jahangir received William Hawkins,an envoy of King James I of England,who reached India to get trade concession.
In 1615 Sir Thomas Roe reached the court of Jahangir as the first ambassodar of James I England.As a result of his efforts first English factory was established at Surat in Gujrat.
Period of Jahangir is considerd as the Golden age of Mughal Painting.
Jahangir built Shalimar & Nishant gardens in Srinagr.
Jahangir wrote his autobiography Tuzukh-i-Jahangiri in Persian language.
Jahangir died in 1627 and was creamted at Shahdhara in Lahore.

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