Shah Jahan was born on 15 January 1592 in Lahore Fort. The fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan ruled over a period often considered the golden age of Mughal architecture. He is best known for building the Taj Mahal in Agra as a mausoleum for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth. He also commissioned the Red Fort and the Jama Masjid in Delhi, and the Peacock Throne, and moved his capital to Shahjahanabad. His costly wars and building projects strained the treasury. After falling ill in 1657, he was deposed by his son Aurangzeb in a war of succession and held under house arrest in Agra Fort until his death.
Before and after
- from 7 May 1590 to 30 August 1590Siege of Paris
- 13 July 1590Birth of Clement X
- 1591Construction of Rialto Bridge
- 1592Publication of Journey to the West
- 15 January 1592Birth of Shah Jahan
- from 23 May 1592 to 16 December 1598Japanese invasions of Korea
- 8 July 1592Battle of Hansan Island
- from May 1593 to March 1603Nine Years' War
- from 29 July 1593 to 11 November 1606Long War
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- 25 September 1555Peace of Augsburg
- from 2 April 1562 to 30 April 1598French Wars of Religion
- from 1683 to 1699Great Turkish War
- from September 1688 to September 1697Nine Years' War
- 1713Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
- from 28 May 1754 to 7 October 1763French and Indian War
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