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A SHORT NOTE ON SHAH JAHAN
Shah Jahan is an eminent person in the history of the Mughal Empire. He was born in 1592 in Lahore, Pakistan. He is the son of emperor Jhangir and his wife Jagat Gosani. It needs to be taken into account that Akbar was the grandfather of Shah Jahan. An Important figure in the history of the Mughal Empire, Shah Jahan was one of the best rulers of the Mughal dynasty. He had the ability to give the empire a new direction and it was Shah Jahan who ruled with renewed vigor after the death of his father Jahangir.
Shah Jahan as a Mughal Emperor
Shah Jahan had remarkable military skills that made him a potential ruler even when he was a prince. He could defeat Mewar, the state of the Rajputs which his grandfather Akbar could not defeat. He killed many of his rivals and is known to have executed his brother Shahyar who conspired against him to dethrone him and occupy his position. It needs to be considered, the traditional concept was that the eldest son of the Mughal Emperor was to succeed him after his death. Therefore, internal trifle and powe
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Shah Jahan
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Born On:January 5, 1592Died On:January 22, 1666
Achievements:Founder of the magnificent monument Taj Mahal, Also associated with the Red Fort of Delhi, Jama Masjid of Delhi, Section of Agra Fort, the Wazir Khan Mosque and the Moti Masjid in Lahore, Pakistan.
Shah Jahan, his name along with the name of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, being synonymous with the existence and ever growing popularity of Taj Mahal, was a Mughal Emperor of the Southern Asia who reigned from 1627 to 1658. Born as Prince Shihab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram in the Lahore, Pakistan of 1592, Shah Jahan was the son of Emperor Jahangir. His name Khurram, which means "joyful" in Persian, was given to him by his grandfather Akbar the Great. Displaying great military skills at an early age against numerous enemies including Mewar, the Lodi in the Deccan, and Kangra, impressed his father so much that Shah Jahan received the title "Shah Jahan Bahadur" from him. He wasn't just a sharp military leade
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The Reign of Shah Jahan, 1628-1658
Prince Khurram was 35 years old when he ascended the throne as Shah Jahan (King of the World). Succeeding Jahangir in 1627, Shah Jahan enjoyed the support of experienced administrators and advisors -- like his father-in-law Asaf Khan -- who were holdovers from the previous reign.
Shah Jahan revived Akbar's policy of pressing southward against the independent Muslim Sultanate of the Deccan. But almost all of his expansion expeditions were unsuccessful. The expenditures resulting from Shah Jahan's failed attempts at frontier expansion, as well as his insatiable appetite for new and grand architecture, were appreciable factors in the empire's eventual financial crisis.
During the early years of his reign, Shah Jahan preferred Agra to Delhi as a place of residence. This preference is reflected in his selection of Agra as the site for a number of building ventures including the world's most famous and beautiful mausoleum, Taj Mahal Many historians have -- perhaps unfairly -- accused Sha
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