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About the Book Written by acclaimed historian Ruby Lal, Empress uncovers the rich life and world of Nur Jahan. Nur’s confident assertion of authority and talent is revelatory. In this book, she finally receives her due in a deeply researched and interesting biography that awakens us to a fascinating history. About the Author Currently, a Professor of South Asian Studies at Emory University, Atlanta, Ruby Lal is an acclaimed historian of Mughal India. So far, Ruby has written three books - Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World, Coming of Age in Nineteenth-Century India: The Girl-Child and the Art of Playfulness and Empress; The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan. Ruby Lal’s works have earned much acclaim, along with a host of reviews in notable international journals and magazine, such as The New York Review of Books and The Economic and Political Weekly and Revenue Historique, among others. Currently, Ruby is revising her collection of short stories, which is titled Rubble and Other Stories.