Shah Jahan(1592 – 1666)
Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram
Fifth Mughal Emperor who built the Taj Mahal, Red Fort, and Jama Masjid — the architect-emperor of the Mughal Golden Age.
What you need to know
- Born 5 January 1592 in Lahore
- Became emperor in 1628 after killing rivals including his brothers
- Mumtaz Mahal died in 1631 during childbirth, prompting construction of the Taj Mahal
- Lost Kandahar to the Safavid Persians in 1649
- Deposed by son Aurangzeb in 1658; imprisoned in Agra Fort
- Died 22 January 1666 in Agra Fort; buried beside Mumtaz in the Taj Mahal
Relations
Family
- Father of
- Aurangzeb
- Father of
- Dara Shikoh
- Son of
- Jahangir
- Spouse
- Mumtaz Mahal
Facts at a glance
- Born
- Died
- Father
- Jahangir
- Gender
- MALE
- Religion
- ISLAM
- Type
- RULER
Details
- Full Name
- Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram
- Born
- 5 January 1592, Lahore
- Died
- 22 January 1666, Agra (imprisoned)
- Reign
- 1628–1658
- Father
- Jahangir
- Buried
- Taj Mahal, Agra (beside Mumtaz Mahal)
- Capital
- Agra, then Shahjahanabad (Delhi, 1648)
- Greatest Work
- Taj Mahal