| Names |
SHAH JAHAN
(Full name: Mirza Shahabuddin Baig
Muhammad Khan Shah Jahan) |
| Date of
Birth |
January 05, 1592
– Lahore, Undivided India. |
| Date of
Death |
May 09, 1666
– Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
| Identity |
Emperor of the
Mughal Empire in South Asia from 1628 until 1658. |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- January 19, 1628: He became
the 5th Mughal Emperor.
- February 14, 1628: He was
coronated on this day.
- July 07, 1631: His wife,
Mumtaz Mahal died on this day, while giving birth to a child
in Burhanpur.
- July 31, 1658: He ceased to
be the Emperor on this day after being confined until his
death by his son Aurangzeb.
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| Special
Achievements / Events |
- He was born as Prince Khurram, son of Emperor Jahangir
(31 August 1569 – 7 November 1627) and his Hindu Rajput
wife, Taj Bibi Bilqis Makani (13 May 1573 – 18 April 1619).
- He was the fifth Mughal emperor after Babur,
Humayun, Akbar, and Jahangir.
- He is regarded as one of the most famous and magnificent
rulers of the india in mughal empire history.
- While young, he was the favourite of his legendary
grandfather, Akbar the Great.
- At a young age, he was chosen as successor to the Mughal
throne after the death of Emperor Jahangir.
- His reign has been called the Golden Age of the Mughals
and one of the most prosperous ages of Indian civilization.
- In 1658, he fell ill and was confined by his son Emperor
Aurangzeb in Agra Fort until his death in 1666.
- Shah Jahan erected many splendid monuments, the most
famous of which is the Taj Mahal at Agra, built in 1632–1648
as a tomb for his beloved wife, Empress Mumtaz Mahal.
- Other monuments built by him include Moti Masjid, Agra
and many other buildings in Agra, the Red Fort and the Jama
Masjid in Delhi, mosques in Lahore, extensions to Lahore
Fort and a mosque in Thatta.
- The famous Takht-e-Taus or the Peacock Throne, said to
be worth millions of dollars by modern estimates, also dates
from his reign.
- He was also the founder of the new imperial capital
called Shahjahanabad, now known as Old Delhi.
- He is credited with having commissioned about 777
gardens in Kashmir, his favourite summer residence.
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