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Ruby Lal

Ruby Lal is an acclaimed historian of India and a professor of South Asian History at Emory University. She is the author of Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan, Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World, and Coming of Age in Nineteenth Century India: The Girl-Child and the Art of Playfulness. She divides her time between Atlanta and Delhi.

Ruby Lal

Awards

Shortlisted — Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2018

Books by Ruby Lal

Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan
Ruby Lal
Hardback, 2018
Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. Her legend still lives, but her story was lost—until now.
Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan
Ruby Lal
Paperback, 2020
Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. Her legend still lives, but her story was lost—until now.
Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan
Ruby Lal
E Book, 2018
Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. Her legend still lives, but her story was lost—until now.