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The Gulshan album was an early project of the cultured Mughal emperor Jahangir (r. 1605–1627). [7] Based on internal inscriptions, the collection was probably begun about 1599, while Jahangir was still Prince Salim, governor of Allahabad and son of the ageing Emperor Akbar, and continued till about 1609. [6]
The Mu’izz al-Ansab (The Glorifier of Genealogies), the most important source regarding the structure of the Timurid royal family during this period, is contradictory on this point. It states that Jahangir was the eldest, but the family of Umar Shaikh is presented first in the genealogy itself, implying that the latter was born first.
Despite the name of the structure, Akbari Sarai was begun during the reign of Islam Shah Suri in the mid 1550s, and not during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. [3] The mosque at the sarai dates from the Suri period, though the cells which line the complex, and its gateways, [2] date from the Shah Jahan period in the mid 1600s.
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Khan Jahan Lodi was the leading example of Afghan recruitment during Jahangir's reign, as Jahangir attempted to conciliate this group that was hitherto hostile to Mughal rule. Khan Jahan Lodi fell out of imperial favour with the accession of Shah Jahan and rebelled against the ruler, resulting in his capture and execution in the early 1630s.
JS Bank is a majority-owned subsidiary of Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd. and currently operates 323 branches in 161 cities, with a total asset base of Rs 112 billion in 2014. [9] It has a primary dealer license for government securities from the State Bank of Pakistan . [ 10 ]
Hiran Minar (Urdu: ہرن مینار; or "The Deer Tower") is an early 17th-century Mughal era complex in Sheikhupura, in the Pakistani province of Punjab.It was built at the site of a game reserve in honor of Mughal Emperor Jahangir's beloved antelope, Mansraj. [3]
Moti Masjid (Punjabi, Urdu: موتی مسجد), one of the "Pearl Mosques", is a 17th-century religious building located inside the Lahore Fort, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.It is a small, white marble structure built by Mughal emperor Jahangir and modified by the architects of Shah Jahan, [1] and is among his prominent extensions (such as Sheesh Mahal and Naulakha pavilion) to the Lahore Fort ...