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title: The Tomb of Nur Jahan
author: Faizanahmad
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20540/the-tomb-of-nur-jahan/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-06-17
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# The Tomb of Nur Jahan
_Authored by Faizanahmad_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20540.png)
## Image Caption
The [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of Empress Nur Jahan (1577-1645), constructed from red sandstone and elegantly decorated with pietra dura inlay in the mid-17th century in Shahdara Bagh, Lahore, Pakistan.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tomb_of_Nur_Jahan_1.jpg) by [**Faizanahmad**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tomb_of_Nur_Jahan_1.jpg). Submitted by [Malyka](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ms/ "User Page: Malyka"), published on 17 June 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.