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In honor of his coronation, on 6 February 1628, [18] Shah Jahan awarded his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, Jahanara's mother, the title of Padshah Begum and 200,000 ashrafis (Persian gold coins worth two Mohurs), 600,000 rupees and an annual privy purse of one million rupees. Moreover, Shah Jahan presented Mumtaz with jewels worth five million rupees.
She was married at the age of 19 on 10 May 1612 or 16 June 1612 to Prince Khurram, [11] [12] later known by his regnal name Shah Jahan, who conferred upon her the title "Mumtaz Mahal" lit. ' The Exalted One of the Palace '. [13] Although betrothed to Shah Jahan since 1607, [14] she ultimately became his second wife in 1612.
Roshanara Begum (Persian: روشن آرا بیگم, lit. 'Adorned in Light'); 3 September 1617 – 11 September 1671) [1] was a Mughal princess and the third daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
Jahangir weighing young Prince Khurram by Manohar Das c.1610-1615. He was born on 5 January 1592 in Lahore, present-day Pakistan, as the ninth child and third son of Prince Salim (later known as 'Jahangir' upon his accession) by his wife, Jagat Gosain, a Rathore Rajput Princess from Marwar.
The Passing of Shah Jahan is a Miniature painting, painted by the Indian artist Abanindranath Tagore in 1902. The painting depicts a scene in which the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan stares upon the Taj Mahal on his deathbed, with his daughter Jahanara Begum at his feet.
According to accounts in the official court chronicle, Shahjahannama, the Jama Masjid originated from an imperial decree by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the year 1637. Shah Jahan ordered that a new mosque be built in Agra, situated alongside a new chowk (plaza) in front of the Agra Fort's Delhi gate. Shah Jahan's eldest daughter, the princess ...
Jagannatha lived in Varanasi, India, and served in the courts of the Mughal emperors Jahangir(1569-1627) and Shah Jahan(1592-1666). He was also at Raja Prana Narayan’s (King of Cooch Behar who ruled from 1632-1665 AD) court in Kamarupa (modern Assam ) for some time and might have spent some time at Maharana Jagat Singh I 's(1607 – 10 April ...
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