MUGHAL EMPERORS OF INDIA - JAHANGIR

 Jahangir (1605 – 1627)

• Akbar’s eldest son Salim assumed the title of Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir and ascended the throne.• The fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjun Dev, had helped Khusro. So he was also executed after 5 days of torture• His greatest failure was the loss of Kandahar to Persia in 1622.• The most important event in Jahangir’s life was his marriage to Mehr – un – Nisa, the widow of Sher Afghani in 1611. The title of Nur Jahan was conferred on her.• Captain Hawkins (1608 – 11) and Sir Thomas Roe (1615 – 1619) visited his court. Due to the efforts of Sir Thomas Roe English factories were established at Surat and some other places.