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Dress designed by Nur Jahan
Nur Jahan
Nurmahali dress is an inexpensive
wedding dress with
brocade , the introduction of which has been attributed to
Nur Jahan (1577–1645). She designed many dresses; the Noormahali marriage dress was one of them. The dress was for poor people, a set for bride and brides groom was priced at only 25 rupees.
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[4] The dress is still in use.
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See also
References
^ Findly, Ellison Banks (1993-03-25).
Nur Jahan: Empress of Mughal India . Oxford University Press. p. 222.
ISBN
978-0-19-536060-8 .
^ Misra, Rekha (1967).
Women in Mughal India, 1526-1748 A.D. Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 122.
ISBN
978-81-215-0347-1 .
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"Malika V: Nur Jahan - AramcoWorld" . www.aramcoworld.com . Retrieved 2021-01-28 .
^ Ojha, P. N. (1979).
Glimpses of Social Life in Mughal India . Classical Publications. p. 21.
^ ''In the chapter he devotes to the empress, he notes that she bestowed gifts of clothing, jewels, horses, elephants, and cash ... designed an inexpensive style of wedding dress, still used today by brides of poorer families and called a Nur Mahali.''
Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jehanbooks.google.co.in › books
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