Promotion of Learning in India during Muhammadan Rule (by Muhammadans) c20.13

c20.13

Nūr Jahān, the celebrated wife of Jahāngīr, was thoroughly versed in Persian and Arabic literature,⁴ and it was she who carried on the administration of government during the lifetime of her husband, which indicates that she was intelligent and educated enough to understand the intricacies of affairs of all the departments of the State. Mumtāz Mahal, the beloved wife of Shāh Jahān, was well versed in Persian, and could compose poems in that language.