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“I have sold my kingdom to my beloved for a cup of wine and a dish of soup.” Who among the following…

The remark is associated with Jahangir and the influence of his wife Nur Jahan: court accounts report him saying that he had handed sovereignty to her and needed only wine…

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“I have sold my kingdom to my beloved for a cup of wine and a dish of soup.” Who among the following Mughal rulers had said it?

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The remark is associated with Jahangir and the influence of his wife Nur Jahan: court accounts report him saying that he had handed sovereignty to her and needed only wine and some food. The question uses a familiar paraphrase of that anecdote, which is not associated with Babur, Humayun or Akbar.

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