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... Jahangir bluntly that six months more of drinking would put him in his coffin . " His advice was good , and life is dear . " So Jahangir tapered off to six cups of mixed wine and spirits daily ; then , " I took to opium . " He was now ...
... Jahangir bluntly that six months more of drinking would put him in his coffin . " His advice was good , and life is dear . " So Jahangir tapered off to six cups of mixed wine and spirits daily ; then , " I took to opium . " He was now ...
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Waldemar Hansen. the odor but answering never a word . When the smell reached Jahangir , he held his nose as also did the courtiers . " And of course there is the romantic Jahangir who woos Nur Jahan . Here , legends crop up again . Nur ...
Waldemar Hansen. the odor but answering never a word . When the smell reached Jahangir , he held his nose as also did the courtiers . " And of course there is the romantic Jahangir who woos Nur Jahan . Here , legends crop up again . Nur ...
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... Jahangir still intended to make Khusrau his heir and was simply playing one son off against the other ; civil war would predic- tably attend the emperor's death . Roe did , however , correctly divine the gruesome purpose of the ...
... Jahangir still intended to make Khusrau his heir and was simply playing one son off against the other ; civil war would predic- tably attend the emperor's death . Roe did , however , correctly divine the gruesome purpose of the ...
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A Note on Dates and Names | 9 |
Day of Vengeance | 22 |
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