Jawaharlal Nehru

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                                                    Jawaharlal Nehru Birth and Family background:           Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad in British India. His father Motilal Nehru a self-made wealthy barrister who belonged to the Kashmiri Pandit community served twice as President of the Indian National Congress in 1919 and 1928. His mother Swarup Rani Thussu  who came from a well-known Kashmiri Brahmin family settled in Lahore was Motilal's second wife the first having died in childbirth. Jawaharlal was the eldest of three children two of whom were girls The elder sister, Vijaya Lakshmi later became the first female president of the United Nations General Assembly. The youngest sister, Krishna Hutheesing became a noted writer and authored several books on her brother. C...
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Jahangir

                                                 Jahangir

Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim known by his imperial name Jahangir was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. His imperial name means 'conqueror of the world', 'world-conqueror' or 'world-seizer'.

The fictional tale of his relationship with the Mughal courtesan, Anarkali, has been widely adapted into the literature, art and cinema of India.



        Prince Salim, later Jahangir, was born on 31 August 1569, in Fatehpur Sikri, to Akbar and one of his wives Mariam-uz-Zamani, daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amber. Akbar's previous children had died in infancy and he had sought the help of holy men to produce a son. Salim was named for one such man, Shaikh Salim, though Akbar always called him Shekhu Baba.

        Prince Salim succeeded to the throne on Thursday, 3 November 1605, eight days after his father's death.Salim ascended to the throne with the title of Nur-ud-din Muhammad Jahangir Badshah Ghazi and thus began his 22-year reign at the age of 36.

         Jahangir soon after had to fend off his own son, Prince Khusrau Mirza, when the latter attempted to claim the throne based on Akbar's will to become his next heirs.

         Khusrau Mirza was defeated in 1606 and confined in the fort of Agra. As punishment, Khusrau Mirza was handed over to his younger brother and was partially blinded and killed.Jahangir considered his third son Prince Khurram , his favourite. In 1622, Khurram murdered his blind older brother, Khusrau Mirza, in order to smooth his own path to the throne.

        In 1622, Jahangir sent his son, Prince Khurram, to fight against the combined forces of Ahmednagar, Bijapur and Golconda. After his victory, Khurram turned against his father and made a bid for power.As with the insurrection of his eldest son, Khusrau Mirza, Jahangir was able to defeat the challenge from within his family and retain power.

Death:

        The Tomb of Jahangir in Shahdara, Lahore Jahangir was trying to restore his health by visiting Kashmir and Kabul. He went from Kabul to Kashmir but decided to return to Lahore because of a severe cold.

        Jahangir died on the journey from Kashmir to Lahore, near Sarai Saadabad in Bhimber in 1627.To embalm and preserve his body, the entrails were removed; these were buried inside Baghsar Fort near Bhimber in Kashmir.The body was then conveyed by palanquin to Lahore and was buried in Shahdara Bagh, a suburb of that city.The elegant mausoleum is today a popular tourist attraction site.Jahangir was succeeded by his third son, Prince Khurram, who took the regnal name Shah Jahan.


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