Shah Jahan
or Shah Je·han
1592?–1666, Mogul emperor in India 1628?–58: built the Taj Mahal.
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How to use Shah Jahan in a sentence
From then onwards Mughal painting, as it developed under the emperor Shah Jahan, concentrated on more courtly themes.
The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry | W. G. ArcherThe marble bridge, the other Tj—that second tomb Shah Jahan meant to build—were gone.
Unaddressed Letters | AnonymousShah Jahan and Aurangzeb extracted a larger land revenue than the British do.
Here again we see how Shah Jahan failed to produce the minute beauty of Akbar's palace.
Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water | Lady (Ethel Gwendoline [Moffatt]) VincentA Mogul ruler who did things was Shah Jahan, and he came of a race not content with ordinary achievements.
East of Suez | Frederic Courtland Penfield
British Dictionary definitions for Shah Jahan
/ (dʒəˈhɑːn) /
1592–1666, Mogul emperor (1628–58). During his reign the finest monuments of Mogul architecture in India were built, including the Taj Mahal and the Pearl Mosque at Agra
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