Núr Jahán's power over Jahángír is sufficiently known from the histories. The emperor said, “Before I married her, I never knew what marriage really meant,” and, “I have conferred the duties of government on her; I shall be satisfied, if I have a ser of wine and half a ser of meat per diem. With the exception of the khuṭbah (prayer for the reigning monarch), she possessed all privileges of royalty. Thus her name was invariably mentioned on farmáns, and even on coins. The jágírs which she held, would have conferred on her the title of a commander of 30000. A great portion of her zamíndárís lay near Rámsir, S. E. of Ajmír (Tuzuk, p. 169). She provided for all her relations; even her nurse, Dáí Dilárám, enjoyed much influence, and held the post of ‘Çadr of the Women’ (çadr i anás), and when she conferred lands as sayúrgháls, the grants were confirmed and sealed by the Çadr of the empire. Núr Jahán is said to have particularly taken care of orphan girls, and the number whom she betrothed or gave outfits to, is estimated at five hundred. She gave the tone to fashion, and is said to have invented the 'atr i Jahángírí (a peculiar kind of rosewater). She possessed much taste in adorning apartments and arranging feasts. For many gold ornaments she laid down new patterns and elegant designs, and her Dudámí for peshwáz (gowns), her pánchtoliah for oṛhnís (veils), her bádlah (brocade), kinárí (lace), and farsh i chandaní,* are often mentioned.

Her influence ceased with Jahángír's death and the capture of Shahryár, fifth son of the emperor, to whom she had given her daughter (by Sher Afkan), Láḍlí Begum, in marriage. She had no children by Jahángír. Sháhjahán allowed her a pension of two lacs per annum.*

She died at Láhor at the age of 72, on the 29th Shawwál, 1055, and lies buried near her husband in a tomb which she herself had built (Pádisháhn., II., 475).* She composed occasionally Persian poems, and wrote like Salímah Sulṭán Begum and Zebunnisá Begum under the assumed name of Makhfí.

Ghiás Beg's sons. The fate of his eldest son Muhammad Sharíf has been alluded to. His second son, Mírzá Abul Hasan A´çaf Khán (IV.), also called A´çaf-jáh or A´çaf-jáhí, is the father of Mumtáz Mahall (Táj Bíbí), the favorite wife of Sháhjahán, whom European Historians occasionally call Núr Jahán II. He received from Sháhjahán the title of Yamínuddaulah and KhánKhánán Sipahsálár, and was a commander of 9000. He died on the 17th Sha'bán, 1051, and was buried at Láhor, north of Jahángír's tomb. As commander of 9000 duaspah, sihaspah troopers, his salary was 16 krors, 20 lacs of dáms, or 4,050,000 Rupees, and besides, he had jágírs yielding a revenue of five millions of Rupees. His property at his death, which is said to have been more than double that of his father, was valued at 25 millions of Rupees, and consisted of 30 lacs of jewels, 42 lacs of Rupees in gold muhurs, 25 lacs of Rupees in silver, 30 lacs of plate, &c., and 23 lacs of other property. His palace in Láhor, which he had built at a cost of 20 lacs, was given to Prince Dárá Shikoh, and 20 lacs of rupees, in cash and valuables, were distributed among his 3 sons and 5 daughters. The rest escheated to the state.

A´çáf Khán was married to a daughter of Mírzá Ghíasuddín 'Alí A´çaf Khán II., p. 369).

His eldest son is the renowned Mírzá Abú Ṭálib Sháistah Khán, who, as governor of Bengal, is often mentioned in the early history of the E. I. Company. Sháistah was married to a daughter of I´rij Shahnawáz Khán (No. 255), son of 'Abdur­rahím KhánKhánán, by whom he had however no children. He died at A´grah in 1105, the 38th year of Aurangzíb's reign. His eldest son, Abú Ṭálib,* had died before him. His second son was Abul Fath Khán. One of his daughters was married to Rúhullah (I.), and another to Zulfaqár Khán Nuçrat-jang.

A´çaf Khán's second son, Bahmanyár, was in the 20th year of Sháhj. a commander of 2000, 200 horse (Pádisháhn., II., 728).

Ghiás Beg's third son is Ibráhím Khán Fath-jang, who was governor of Bihár (p. 480, note) and Bengal. He was killed near his son's tomb during Sháhjahán's rebellion. His son had died young, and was buried near Rájmahall, on the banks of the Ganges (Tuzuk, p. 383). Ibráhím Khán was married to Hájí Húr Parwar Khánum, Núr Jahán's maternal aunt (khálah). She lived up to the middle of Aurangzíb's reign, and held Kol Jalálí as áltamghá.

An Ahmad Beg Khán is mentioned in the histories as the son of Núr Jahán's brother.* He was with Ibráhím Fath-jang in Bengal, and retreated after his death to Dháká, where he handed over to Sháhjahán 500 elephants and 45 lacs of rupees (Tuzuk, p. 384). On Sháhj.'s accession, he received a high mançab, was made governor of T'hat'hah and Síwistán, and later of Multán. He then returned to court, and received as jágír the Parganahs of Jáis and Ameṭhí, where he died. In the 20th year of Sháhj., he was a commander of 2000, 1500 horse (Pádisháhn., II., 727).

A sister of Núr Jahán, Maníjah Begum, was mentioned on p. 499.

A fourth sister, Khadíjah Begum, was married to Hákim Beg, a nobleman of Jahángír's court.

The following tree will be found serviceable—

1. Khwájah Muhammad Sharíf (d. 984)		2. Khwájah Mírzá Ahmad	3. Khwájagí Khwájah
1. A´ghá Muham­mad Ṭáhir, Waçlí.	2. Mírzá Ghiás Beg I'timád­uddaulah. (d. 1031.)	Mírzá Amín i Rází (author of the Haft Iqlím).	Khwájah Shápúr.
1. Muhammad Sharíf (executed)?	2. Mírzá Abul Hasan A´çaf Khán (IV.) (d. 1051.)	3. 4. Two daughters Maníjah and Khadíjah.	4. Núr Jahán (wife of Jahángír, (d. 1055).	5. Ibráhím Khán Fath-jang (left no children).
Ahmad Beg Khán.
1. Mírzá Abú Ṭálib Sháistah Khán (d. 1105.)	2. Bahmanyár.	3. A son.	4. Mumtáz Mahall, wife of Sháh Ja- hán (died 1040).	5. 6. Two daughters.
1. Abú Ṭálib.
2. Abul Fath Khán.

320. Khwa´jah Ashraf, son of Khwájah 'Abdul Bárí.

One MS. has Sharaf for Ashraf. Vide No. 316.

321. Sharaf Beg, of Shíráz.

322. Ibra´hi´m Quli´, son of Ismá'íl Qulí Khán (No. 46).

323. Abul Fath, son of Muzaffar, the Mughul.

324. Beg Muhammad Toqbái.

He served in the end of the 28th year in Gujrát, and was present in the fight near Maisánah, S. E. of Patan, in which Sher Khán Fúládí was defeated, and also against Muzaffar of Gujrát (Akbarn., III., 423).