Shah Jahan
Americannoun
noun
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The Taj Mahal was built in the 17th century on orders of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal who died in childbirth.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Originally from Isfahan in Iran, he held several senior posts under the Mughal emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Emperor Shah Jahan had the Taj Mahal built between 1632 and 1654 after Mumtaz died.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2021
The Taj Mahal was built as a monument to love by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan between 1632 and 1654 for his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, and houses their graves and a mosque.
From The Guardian • May 23, 2016
Instead, he immerses himself in the guidebook, studying the history of Mughal architecture, learning the succession of emperors’ names: Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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