This was especially so during the period when he came under the influence of his Persian Empress, Nur Jahan, and her relatives, who from 1611 had dominated Mughal politics.

He was thought of allowing his wife, Nur Jahan, too much power and her continuous plotting at court is considered to have destabilized the imperium in the final years of his rule.

Because of this constant inebriated state, Nur Jahan, the favourite wife of Jahangir, became the actual power behind the throne.

Jahangir married the extremely beautiful and intelligent Mehr-ul-Nisa ( better known by her subsequent title of Nur Jahan ), in May 1611.

Before being awarded the title of Nur Jahan (' Light of the World '), she was called Nur Mahal (' Light of the Palace ').

The story of Nur Jahan occupies an important place in the history of Jahangir.

Jahangir married her in 1611 and gave her the title of Nur Jahan or " Light of the World ".

According to poet and author Vidya Dhar Mahajan, Nur Jahan had a piercing intelligence, a versatile temper and sound common sense.

When the Persians besieged Kandahar, Nur Jahan was at the helm of affairs.

Nur Jahan struck coins in her own name during the last years of Jahangir's reign when he was taken ill.

This is in direct opposition to how her aunt Nur Jahan had been perceived.

In 1611 his father married Nur Jahan, the widowed daughter of an Afghan Noble.

Arjumand was Asaf Khan's daughter and her marriage to Prince Khurram consolidated Nur Jahan and Asaf Khan's positions at court.

Shahanshah Shah Jahan's first act as ruler was to execute his chief rivals and imprison his step mother Nur Jahan.

Among his other constructions are the Red Fort also called the Delhi Fort or Lal Qila in Urdu, large sections of Agra Fort, the Jama Masjid, the Wazir Khan Mosque, the Moti Masjid, the Shalimar Gardens, sections of the Lahore Fort, the Jahangir mausoleum — his father's tomb, the construction of which was overseen by his stepmother Nur Jahan and the Shahjahan Mosque.

* Nur Jahan

* Abdul Hasan Asaf-Khan of Persia (?- 1641 ), Grand Vizer of the Mughal Empire ( and brother of Nur Jahan ), in office c. 1611 – 1632

Begum Nur Jahan ( Persian, ) ( alternative spelling Noor Jahan, Nur Jehan, Nor Jahan, etc.