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The extraordinary list of achievements Mughal Empress Nur Jahan accomplished in 17th century India. From minting coins in her own name to paying part of the dowries of 500 young women to give them an active choice in their futures. With Shivangini Tandon from Aligarh Muslim University, India, and Ruby Lal, professor of South Asian Studies at Emory University in the USA and author of ‘Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan’.

Photo: a map of the territories in east India of Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim, known by his imperial name Jahangir, 1569 –1627 (Getty Images)