Lives in the Shadows of Empire: Autoethnographic Perspectives on The Narratives of Jahanara Begum, Nur Jahan, and Zeb-Un-Nissa

Tür:

Kitap Bölümü

Yazar:

Preeti Sharma

Yayın yılı:

2026

This research offers an auto-ethnographical evaluation of life-writings by and about Mughal women, for it focuses on their autobiographies, biographies, also personal narratives within the socio-political context of the Mughal Empire (16th–18th centuries). Nur Jahan, Jahanara Begum, and Zeb-un-Nissa played meaningful roles for the shaping of imperial politics, culture, and also society. However, Mughal royal women were historically sidelined in mainstream historiography. The study seeks illumination of the agency, voices, and multidimensional experiences of these women, often muted in patriarchal historical records, through critical engagement with their life-writings. The research also uses an autoethnographic approach while incorporating the scholar’s positionality with reflexive perceptions for deepening comprehension in how these women navigated complex intersections related to gender, power, and spirituality. This study examines how narratives mirror plus defy powerful socio-political dialogues during their era. Their narratives do reveal strategies for resistance, negotiation, and also influence within the Mughal court as well as beyond. This work improves the comprehension regarding women’s roles in early modern South Asia, as well as contributes to feminist historiography by bridging personal life stories with broader historical frameworks. This project ultimately stresses that we should revisit historical sources with a gendered lens and encourages reimagining sub…

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