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Light of the Harem

The Sultana Nourmahal', afterwards called Nourjehan (Light of the World). She was the bride of Selim. (Thomas Moore: Lall Rookh.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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