Shah Jahan

Ghiyasuddin Shah Jahan (??? ????, also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan, etc.; January 5, 1592–January 22, 1666) was the ruler of the Mughal Empire in India from 1628 until 1658. The name Shah Jahan comes from Persian ???????? meaning "The Ruler of the World". Shah Jahan is best known as the builder of the Taj Mahal, a shrine to his Persian second wife, Arjumand Bano Begum, popularly known as Mumtaz Mahal ("Ornament of the Palace") whom he married on May 10,1612, at the age of 20.

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Shah Jahan related Images and Photos (experimental)

Shah Jahan Mounted on an Elephant with His Retinue	Shah Allum Mogul of Hindostan Reviewing Troops of the British East India Company c.1781	Portrait of Fatteh Ali Shah Engraved by William Thomas Fry	Shah Allum Mogul of Hindostan Reviewing the East India Company's Troops after a 1781 Painting
The British Commandant of Shah Shoojan's 2nd Jannah Cavalry and Affhan Troopers of the Corps	The Taj Mahal Tomb of the Emperor Shah Jehan and His Queen circa 1824	Vessel in the Shape of a Woman from Shah Tappeh Astar-Abad Iran circa 2nd Millennium BC	View of the Courtyard of the Mesdjid-I-Shah Isfahan from "Modern Monuments of Persia"