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Mirza Abul Hasan Asaf Khan with the influence of his powerful sister Nur Jahan, the wife of
Emperor Jahangir, who she at that time held all the power, was appointed as Vakil (highest administrative post) in 1611 and then Governor of
419:) in a battle near Lahore. Asaf Khan enjoyed a position even more elevated than in the preceding reign and retained it until 1632, when he failed in the siege of Bijapur, from which time he seems to have lost favour.
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Jahangir's third son, Prince Khurram (later known as Shah Jahan) in 1612 and became his most beloved wife. Parwar Khanam was married to Mohtashim Khan, the son of Jahangir's foster brother
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In his prime youth, Asaf Khan was married to
Diwanji Begum, the daughter of a
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891:"Asaf khan Presents Offerings. Folio from the Davis Album"
601:. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p.
488:, Lahore, as per Shah Jahan's orders. It lies west of the
944:. Oxford, UK: Nur Jahan : Empress of Mughal India.
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997:; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John;
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692:The Life and Times of Noor Jahan
537:Pletcher, Kenneth, ed. (2011).
1005:(3rd ed.). Brill Online.
597:Islamic gardens and landscapes
374:noble, Khwaja Ghias-ud-din of
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289:. He previously served as the
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