Asaf Khan - Asaf Khan

Japanese: アーサフ・ハーン - あーさふはーん

…Son of the fourth emperor, Jahangir, who had withdrawn to the Deccan in the latter years of his life due to conflicts with his father, but succeeded to the throne in Agra early the following year when his father died in the autumn of 1627. Prior to this, in 1612, he married Mumtaz Mahal, daughter of Asaf Khan, the richest and most powerful of the court nobles. Shah Jahan's reign was the most stable period of the Mughal Empire in terms of domestic affairs. …

From Jahangir

…In 1611, he married Nur Jahan. His brother Asaf Khan was famous as the most important aristocrat in the court of Jahangir and the next emperor Shah Jahan, and the family of Nur Jahan wielded great influence in the Mughal court. It is said that the latter half of Jahangir's reign was dominated by his wife. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…第4代皇帝ジャハーンギールの子で，晩年の父とは対立しデカンに退いていたが，1627年秋，父が死ぬと翌年初めアーグラで帝位を継いだ。これに先だつ1612年，宮廷貴族中もっとも金持で権勢のあったアーサフ･ハーンの娘ムムターズ･マハルと結婚した。シャー･ジャハーンの治世は，内政面ではムガル帝国時代でもっとも安定した時期であった。…