The Mughal emperors, like many of the crowned heads of the late-medieval world, loved grand titles. It was customary for a Jehangir or a Shah Jehan to be ushered into court with a flunkey announcing the arrival of the “King of Kings”, “Light of the universe”, etc. At the height of Mughal grandeur, when the House of Timur was truly a great player on the global stage, these pompous assertions carried credibility.