The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1130 page)

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(1569–1626).
Mughal
emperor from 1605, whose full title was N
r-ud-din Moh
mmad Jah
g
r G
z
. He had four sons and many wives and concubines, but he loved N
r-Jah
n best and ruled with her advice and active support. Towards the end of his reign he was under the influence of opium, which rendered him emperor in name only, and the real power was with N
r-Jah
n which she wielded with the ministers of her choice.
Jah
g
r followed
Akbar's
religious policy of tolerance.

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