Nourmahal, an Oriental romance. Vol. 2 of 3

Against a backdrop of glittering processions—elephants bearing jeweled banners and umbrellas that drift like lotus petals—the story opens in the imperial city of Agra. Young Prince Jehangire has just ascended the throne, yet a coalition of ambitious chieftains and a disgraced governor returning from Cabul already conspires against him. Their secret meetings in Muttra spark a rebellion that amasses twenty‑thousand Rajaputs and a Tartar cavalry. As the rebels march toward Delhi, the capital seals its gates and the emperor’s son faces a