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Who was more powerful, Kosem Sultan or Nur Jahan?

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Difficult question. Kösem Sultan was a regent for the Ottoman throne but very was powerful. Nur Jahan was an Empress herself. Technically Nur Jahan had more power and higher recognition than Kösem Sultan on her throne. read more

Akbar’s son Jahangir took power in 1605, though Jahangir’s wife, Nur Jahan, may have held most of the power. They lost the city of Kandahar (in southern Afghanistan) to Abbas, the Shah of the Safavids in Iran. This loss ended Mughal control of the Silk Road in Central Asia. But Nur Jahan also took over more of North India. read more

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