Jahangir

 Nuruddin Salim Jahangir

Nuruddin Salim was born on August 31, 1569, and died on November 8, 1627. From 1605 to 1627, he ruled India.The name Jahangir is from Persian and means "conqueror of the world." Nur-ud-din or Nur-al-din is an Arabic name that means "light of the faith."

, he was the third and eldest surviving son of Mughal Emperor Akbar. Akbar's twin sons, Hasan and Hussain, was died in infancy. His mother was the Rajput Princess of Amber Jodhaba (born Rajkumari Hira Kunwari, eldest daughter of Raha Bihar Mal or Bharmal, Raja of Amber, India).

It is said to be by the blessing of Shaikh Salim Chishti, one of the revered sages of this time. That year, Akbar’s first surviving child, the future Jahangir, was born. He was born in the Dragah of Shaikh Salim Chisti, within Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra.The child was named Salim after the darvvesh and was affectionately addressed by Akbar as Sheikhu Baba.

Akbar developed an emotional attachment to the village of Sikri, the abode of Chishti; therefore, he developed the town of Sikri and shifted his imperial court and residence from Ara to Sikri, later renamed Fatehpur Sikri.

Jahangir is most prominent for his golden "chain of justice." The chain was set up as a link between his people and Jahangir himself. Anyone standing outside Agra's castle with sixty bells could pull the chain and receive a personal hearing from Jahangir himself.

In 1600, when Akbar was away from the capital on an advenure, Salim ruined into an open revolt  and declared himself Emperor. Akbar had to hastily return to Agra and bring order back.There came a time when Akbar thought of putting Khusraw, his grandson, on the throne instead of Salim.

Prince Salim, however, cleverly succeeded to the throne on November 3, 1605, eight days after his father's death. Soon after, he had to repel prince Khusraw's attempt to seize the throne based on Akbar's will to become his next heir.Khusraw was defeated in 1606 and imprisoned in Agra's fort.As punishment, Khusraw was blinded, and the Sikh Guru Arjun (the religious and spiritual head of the sect at the time) was put to death for aiding and abetting. Jahangir’s rule was characterised by the same religious tolerance as that of his father, Akbar, with the exception of his hostility with the Sikhs, which was forged so early on in his rule.

Tuzk-e-Jahangiri is the autobiography of Mughal Emperor Nor-u-Din Muhammad Jahangir written in Persian.He has followed the tradition of his great-grandfather Babur, who wrote Baburnama. Comparing it to Baburnama, Jahangir has gone a step further, and besides the history of his reign, he includes details like his reflections on art and politics and also information about his family.