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Year 2 - History

Nūr Jahān, wielder of the imperial seal

Ruling and religion

Unit Summary

Stories about significant rulers from the past give students an understanding of key ideas related to early rulers, such as struggles for power and religious influence. They learn about specific rulers from different times and places, helping students build a chronological framework.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain why Nūr Jahān became so powerful.

Key Notes

  • Jahāngīr was quite a sick man and described how Nūr Jahān was better than any doctor at making him feel better.
  • Jahāngīr also wrote about how Nūr Jahān was a skilful hunter, managing to shoot a lion whilst sitting on an elephant.
  • Jahāngīr was not a strong ruler, and gave Nūr Jahān his imperial seal, making her the true ruler of Mughal India.
  • This made her very powerful and she even minted her own coins and issued royal orders that everyone had to follow.
  • During the last years of Jahāngīr's life she used her power to build a huge white marble tomb for her father.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • responsibility: responsibility is when someone has a duty to deal with something
  • seal: a seal is a piece of wax that is stamped onto papers
  • minting: minting is the process of making coins
  • tomb: a tomb is a large stone structure built to bury the dead.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils may think Emperor Jahāngīr was angry with Nūr Jahān for becoming powerful.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Summarise this historical learning in two key ideas.

Jahāngīr was quite a sick man and described how Nūr Jahān was better than any doctor at making him feel better. Jahāngīr also wrote about how Nūr Jahān was a skilful hunter, managing to shoot a lion whilst sitting on an elephant.

2. Define this history term and explain why it matters in this topic. 'responsibility'

responsibility is when someone has a duty to deal with something.

3. Correct this common history misconception using evidence language.

Mistake: Pupils may think Emperor Jahāngīr was angry with Nūr Jahān for becoming powerful. Correction: Explain to pupils that Emperor Jahāngīr admired Nūr Jahān and was grateful to her for looking after him and taking care of his responsibilities while he was ill.

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