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title: Portrait of Nur Jahan
author: LACMA
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16622/portrait-of-nur-jahan/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-10-31
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# Portrait of Nur Jahan

_Authored by LACMA_

## Image File

[![Portrait of Nur Jahan](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16622.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16622.png)

## Image Caption

A c. 1725 idealised portrait of Queen Nur Jahan (c. 1577-1645), wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627). (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

## Cite This Work

### APA
LACMA. (2022, October 31). Portrait of Nur Jahan. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16622/portrait-of-nur-jahan/>
### Chicago
LACMA. "Portrait of Nur Jahan." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 31, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16622/portrait-of-nur-jahan/>.
### MLA
LACMA. "Portrait of Nur Jahan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 Oct 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16622/portrait-of-nur-jahan/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nurjahan.jpg) by [**LACMA**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nurjahan.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 31 October 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.