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Shah Jahan

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Shah Jahan

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Also known as Shah, Emperor of India Jahan, Shahabuddin Muhammad Shah Jahan, Prince Khurram, Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram, Shahjahan, Shah-Jehan, Sha Yahan, Mirza Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram

the fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 to 1658

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Shah Jahan was the fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire in India, ruling from 1628 to 1658 during a period of significant imperial power. He is historically important as a major ruler of one of India's greatest dynasties, a period that left lasting cultural and architectural influence on the region.

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Biografia de Sha Yahan

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Lahore Fort
Place of death
Agra Fort
Occupation
monarch
Languages spoken
Hindustani
Native language
Persian
Religion
Islam
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Shah Jahan, in The Rulers of the Mughal Dynasty from Babur to Awrangzeb, with their Ancestor Timur MSS 874, India, circa 1707–12. Khalili Collection.jpg
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Shah Jahan I
date of birth
1592-01-01
date of death
1666-01-01
place of burial
Taj Mahal
name in native language
شهاب‌الدین مُحمَّد شاهجهان
nickname
صاحبقران ثانی
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Shah Jahan I (Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram; 5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), also called Shah Jahan the Magnificent, was the fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 until his deposition in 1658. His reign marked the zenith of Mughal architectural and cultural achievements.

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