Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan (1627-1658), the 5th Mughal Emperor of India. Prince Khurram was given the title of Shah Jahan by his father Jahangir in 1617 after his victory over Ahmednagar.
In 1658, Shah Jahan was confined by his third son Aurangzeb. Thus Shah Jahan's rule came to an end. Aurangzeb ascended the throne in the same year. Shah Jahan lived in confinement for eight years until his death in 1666.
The name Shah Jahan means "King of the World". Shah Jahan's childhood name was Prince Khurram. His other names are "Prince of Builders", "Engineer King" and "Architect King".
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Taj Mahal was part of Mughal empire. It was built by mughal king Shah Jahan
Shah Jahan was born in 1592 at Lahore to Mughal Emperor Jahangir and his wife Jodh Bai. At that time Lahore was a part of the Mughal Empire.
Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan (1628-1658) was the fifth ruler of Mughal Empire. The Mughal Empire was established in India and it lasted from 1526 to 1857.
Shah Jahan shifted the capital of the Mughal Empire from Agra to Delhi.
Shah Jahan belong to the Mughal period. He was the fifth Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1628-1658. In 1658, when he fell ill, his son Aurangzeb confined him in the Agra fort and usurped the throne of the Mughal Empire. Shah Jahan is famous as the builder of Taj Mahal.
Kandahar was the border between the Mughal Empire and Persia. When Shah Abbas of Persia attacked Kandahar in 1622, Shah Jahan was appointed to lead the Kandahar expedition. But Shah Jahan refused to obey his father's orders and broke into revolt. As a result of this Kandahar was lost to the Mughals.
The Peacock Throne originally belong to the Mughal Empire. It was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.
Shah Jahan's reign (1628-1658) is considered the Golden Age of the Mughal Empire.
Shah Jahan came after Jahangir and became the fifth ruler of Mughal Empire.
Yes. Taj Mahal is a part of the Mughal Empire. Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal emperor, built Taj Mahal in the fond memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died while giving birth to his 14th child.
Shah Jahan, the Mughal ruler, was an orthodox Muslim, to an extent even more than his father and grandfather.
Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor, is known for commissioning the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife. He also established a new capital city, Shahjahanabad (now Old Delhi), and promoted art and architecture in the Mughal Empire, which is often referred to as the "Golden Age of Mughal Architecture."