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Shah Jahan

Shah Jahan (January 5, 1592January 22, 1666) was the ruler of the Mughal Empire in India from 1627 until 1658.


Born Shehzaada Khurram, he was the third son of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and captured power after a fratricidal war.


He commissioned the building of the Taj Mahal in Agra, as a burial place for his first wife Empress Mumtaz Mahal (meaning 'the first lady of the palace').


But for the last five years of his life he was imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb in a room of Agra Fort, tended only by his eldest daughter Jahanara Begum, with a direct view of the Taj Mahal. This was punishment for his endorsing Dara Shikoh, Aurangzeb's older brother, in the fight for succession. Aurangazeb later killed his brother Dara and sent his head to his imprisoned father.


Shah Jahan is buried in the Taj Mahal, next to his first wife. The name Shah Jahan comes from Persian شاه‌جهان Shah Jahan meaning "The Ruler of the World").


Shah Jahan had seven surviving children: Dara Shikoh, Murad Baksh, Shah Shuja, Aurangzeb, Jahanara Begum, Roshanara Begum and Gauharara Begum.

Preceded by:
Jahangir
Mughal Emperor Succeeded by:
Aurangzeb

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