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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.
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.
"Ganga Lahari" is a composition of 52 Sanskrit Shlokas by Jagannath Pandit and has historic importance. The Great Man was accepted as her spiritual guide by Princess Lavangika, the Daughter of the emperor Shah Jahan, and prince Dara Shikoh was friendly with him to learn more about Sanskrit and Hindu culture. Both these facts were mistaken by ...
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.
India in 1525 just before the onset of Mughal rule. The Mughal Empire was founded by Babur (reigned 1526–1530), a Central Asian ruler who was descended from the Persianized Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (the founder of the Timurid Empire) on his father's side, and from Genghis Khan on his mother's side. [12]
Taj Mahal is a 1963 film based on the historical legend of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal in fond remembrance and as a tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal was a commercial hit, but is remembered mostly for its Filmfare award-winning music. [1] [2] [3]
'Adorned in Gems'; 17 June 1631 – c. 1706) was a Mughal princess and the 14th and youngest child of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. [1] Her mother died giving birth to her in 1631. Gauhar Ara, however, survived the childbirth and lived for another three-quarters of a century.