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Shah Shuja in his childhood, 1650. Shah Shuja was born on 23 June 1616, in Ajmer. He was the second son and fourth child of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and his queen Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan's step-mother, empress Nur Jahan adopted Prince Shah Shuja upon his birth. This new responsibility was given to her due to her high rank, political clout ...
Oct 2, 2019 · Shah Jahan spent his last eight years gazing out the window at the Taj Mahal, attended by his daughter Jahanara Begum. On January 22, 1666, Shah Jahan died at the age of 74. He was interred in the Taj Mahal, beside his beloved Mumtaz Mahal. Biography of Shah Jahan, emperor of Mughal India and designer of the world-famous Taj Mahal, a monument ...
Sep 5, 2015 · Shah Jahan, at the instance of Dara, sent an army to the east, led by Dara’s eldest son Sulaiman Shikoh and aided by Mirza Raja Jai Singh, to deal with Shuja who had crowned himself. Another army was sent to Malwa under Raja Jaswant Singh to persuade Murad who was advancing from Gujarat after crowning himself to turn back.
While all four of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal’s sons jockeyed for power, the contest came down to the eldest and favorite, Dara Shikoh, versus the third son, Aurangzeb. In the end, Aurangzeb triumphed, executing Dara and imprisoning Shah Jahan. As a ruler, Aurangzeb was pious but not—as he is often accused of being—puritanical.
On the left: Shah Jahan, Akbar and Babur, with Abu Sa'id of Samarkand and Timur's son, Miran Shah. On the right: Aurangzeb, Jahangir and Humayun, and two of Timur's other offspring Umar Shaykh and Muhammad Sultan. Created c. 1707–12. The Mughal empire was founded by Babur, a Timurid prince and ruler from Central Asia.
The third son of Jahangir (r. 1605–1627), Shah Jahan participated in the military campaigns against the Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar and the rebel Lodi nobles of the Deccan. After Jahangir's death in October 1627, Shah Jahan defeated his youngest brother Shahryar Mirza and crowned himself emperor in the Agra Fort. In addition to Shahryar, Shah ...
The painting The Emperor Shah Jahan with His Son Dara Shikoh, by Nanha (55.121.10.36), features a quiet moment between the ruler and his son. The haloed Shah Jahan faces his young son, who plays with a turban ornament and peacock feather. Surrounding the father and son, peacocks, pea fowl, chukor partridges, and various flowers inhabit the margins.
