Shahjahan Stories

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This fictional story is set back in the year 1626 during the Mughal Sultanate in India. The story is mainly based on the powerful Mughal Empress, Nur Jahan, who was the twentieth wife of the fourth Mughal Emperor-Jahangir. This story is about how Nur Mahal(name given to her by Jahangir) once saved Jahangir from the rebel king Mahabat Khan. Nur Jahan was born as Mehrunnisa to Mirza Ghias Beg and Asmat Begum, who were refugees from Persia and came to India to improve their fortunes. She was born on 31st May, 1577 and was the second daughter and fourth child of the family. She had a love affair with Crown Prince Salim(later Emporer Jahangir), but was married to Sher Afgan(aka Ali Quli was made the jagirdar of Burdwan in West Bengal by Jahangir) by Akbar. Sher Afgan was killed by Jahangir for treachery. Some rumours say that Jahangir did so as he was in love with Mehrunnisa and wanted to marry her. After Sher Afgan's death, Mehrunnisa fled from Bengal to the royal zenana(the women quarters of the palace). After four years, she eventually married Jahangir. Her father served under Akbar as the treasurer of Kabul; and also under Jahangir where he rose to power because of her daughter. Her brother, Abul Asaf Khan was loyal general who served under Jahangir. Nur Jahan also arranged for her daughter Ladli to marry Jahangir's youngest son, Shahryar and her niece Arjumand Banu Begum (later known as Mumtaz Mahal) to marry Prince Khurram (the third son of Jahangir and the future Emperor Shah Jahan). Jahangir's affection and trust of Nur Jahan led to her wielding a great deal of power in affairs of state. Jahangir's addiction to opium and alcohol made it easier for Nur Jahan to exert her influence. For many years, she effectively wielded imperial power and was recognized as the real force behind the Mughal throne. Now let's begin with the story.

The 17th century Mughal India. Emperor Nuruddin Mohammad Jahangir's Rule. A 16 year old girl is snatched at the dead of the night from her parents and thrown in the emperor's harem to satisfy his lust. Once in the mughal zenana, forever a slave. Is that a dead end for her? This is Hamida's story. Her hostage in the Harem. How she manages to smile through it all, because of that one constant reason she has that only makes her smile. #38 in Historical Fiction as in January, 2019. #1 on Akbar as in March 2019. *THIS STORY IS COMPLETELY FICTITIOUS AND IS HISTORICALLY UNTRUE. THOUGH NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY ARE INDEED FACTUALLY CORRECT, THE MAIN PLOT OF THE STORY IS FICTIOUS.* Relevance in any context in real life is completely unintentional whatsoever.

Princess Jahanara.

In midst of gardens with beautiful roses, Jasmine's, peons ,lotus and various flowers .scented Harem was prepared for a day .a enuchs dragging a girl into zenana threw her on a bed locking room from then shehnaz life starts in Harem. A young girl with many dreams about marriage and love was threw into a beautiful building with life imprisonment.a young girl who merely reach adolescence was dragged.she was forced to live her parents ,she started to live in this golden cage like a bird without heart. Welcome to my story.

The Mughal era is an intriguing period of Indian history. Wars for succession, establishing dominance over the entire landscape of India, court politics- that's what we recall when we think of this period. What escapes our notice is the Mughal zenana- the women's quarters, which though apparently separated from the court and outdside world had significant influence on the decisions of the Emperors. Among the Mughal empresses, Nur Jahan was the most famous and her love story with Emperor Jahangir has been turned into songs, poems, ballads, novels, movies. However, Nur jahan had an arch-rival in the zenana- the lady who had tried to stall her entry in Jahangir's life- Empress Jagat Gosaini, the second wife of Jahangir and the mother of Shah Jahan. The princess of Jodhpur, Jagat Gosaini was feared in the zenana for her sharp wit and political wisdom, her dominating personality. The woman who vied for her husband's attention, the woman who strived hard to make her mark, not only in the zenana but also in the court, the woman who challenged the powerful Noor Jahan- Jagat Gosaini's story is enigmatic in more ways than one and throws light into the Mughal politics, zenana and much more.