JAHANGIR, or JEHANGIR (1569-1627)  , Mogul emperor of Delhi, succeeded his father Akbar the Great in 1605 . His name was Salim, but he assumed the title of Jahangir, " Conqueror of the World," on his accession . It was in his reign that Sir Thomas Roe came as ambassador of James I., on behalf of the English company . He was a dissolute ruler, much addicted to drunkenness, and his reign is chiefly notable for the influence enjoyed by his wife Nur Jahan, " the Light of the World." At first she influenced Jahangir for good, but surrounding herself with her relatives she aroused the jealousy of the imperial princes; and Jahangir died in 1627 in the midst of a rebellion headed by his son, Khurram or Shah Jahan, and his greatest general, Mahabat Khan . The tomb of Jahangir is situated in the gardens of Shandera on the outskirts of Lahore .