Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim, or Jahangir Khan, was the fourth ruler of the Mughal Empire and ruled from 1605 until his death on October 24, 1605. Jahangir died on his way back from Kashmir where he was seeking treatment for an illness. He died of a severe cold.
Jahangir is renowned for his unique brand of justice in which any subject could pull a golden chain which was connected to dozens of bells. It was an attempt to establish a link with his subjects. Any person standing outside the castle of Agra could tug on the chain and have a personal meeting with the emperor himself.
Jahangir, like many other Mughal shahs, was tolerant of Christians and Hindus and invited open discourse between the faiths.
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