How Nur Jahan ruled Mughal India as the only female emperor
January 5, 2019 9:26 AM Subscribe
“In act after act—hunting, advising, issuing imperial orders and coins, designing buildings—she ensured that her name was etched indelibly in public memory and in history,” the feminist historian Ruby Lal writes
Thanks for posting this! I appreciate how history can make the present-day more open to possibility.posted by spamandkimchi at 2:21 PM on January 5, 2019 [4 favorites]
« Older Being likable is easy. | Likely still up to their old tricks Newer »
This thread has been archived and is closed to new comments