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Titles	Order
The Arabian Nights by Husain Haddawy	Shahrayar
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights (Penguin Classics) by N. J. Dawood
Arabian Nights and Days by Naguib Mahfouz	Shahriyar
The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night [tr. Burton, complete] by Richard Francis Burton
The Mughal Throne by Abraham Eraly	Mughal prince
Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal	youngest son of Jahangir, mother unknown, husband of Ladli Begum [bio]
The Arabian Nights: More Marvels And Wonders Of The Thousand And One Nights [v. 2/2] by Jack Zipes
Nijinsky by Richard Buckle	as Shahriar
The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights (Modern Library Classics) by Richard Francis Burton
Arabian Nights [2000 TV miniseries] by Steve Barron

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Shahryar [or Shahryar Mirza](1605-1628) Jahangir's youngest son, he was born to a concubine, unnamed in the emperor's memoir or in other records. Nur Jahan arranged his marriage to her daughter, Ladli. In the battle for succession after Jahangir's death, he lost to his elder brother Shah Jahan. At Shah Jahan's orders, along with other princes, he as executed. (Biographical details are given only as far as the reign of Jahangir and Nur Jahan. Empress : the astonishing reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal (2018))

Shahryar Mirza in Wikipedia