Shah Jahan A’la Azad Abul Muzaffar Shahab ud-Din Mohammad Khurram (January 5‚ 1592 – February 01‚ 1666) better known by his imperial name Shah Jahan‚ was the fifth Mughal Emperor who reigned from 1628 until 1658. While young‚ Khurram was the favourite of his legendary grandfather‚ the third Mughal emperor Akbar the Great. At a young age‚ he was chosen as successor to the Mughal throne after the death of his father‚ Emperor Jahangir‚ in 1627. He is considered one of the greatest Mughals. His reign
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The first thing that me and Shah Jahan have in common is that‚ we both can not tolerate competition. When I know that I have competition it makes me try even harder to prove everyone wrong‚ as with him. He went as far as getting the people that competed with him killed. Even though I would never go as far killing anyone‚ I do get very angry when people try to make me feel bad about myself by trying to compete with me to show that they are better. Shah Jahan did not tolerate competition when it came
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Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan) with His Son Dara Shikoh: Leaf from the Shah Jahan Album‚ Mughal‚ period of Jahangir (1605–27)‚ ca. 1620 By Nanha India Ink‚ opaque watercolor‚ and gold on paper This superbly painted image framed by a splendid border shows the future emperor admiring jewels with his favorite son. Holding a tray of emeralds and rubies‚ the father contemplates a ruby in his right hand‚ while the child grasps a peacock fan and a turban ornament. They are seated on a raised dais that
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With the death of Aurangzeb in 1707‚ the Mughal period started to become more unpopular. By the mid of the next century‚ the British had totally overpowered the Mughal ‘Shah-en-Shahs’. This period of transition can be further broken into two periods of transitions‚ the first one from the Mughal Empire to the regional states and the second from the regional states to the British colonies which are both described separately later in the essay. A society always maintains the notion
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Outstanding Universal Value of Delhi’s Ancient and Sultanate Period th 10 November‚ 2011‚ India International Centre‚ New Delhi Contribution of the Firuzian Era to development of Indo-Islamic building typologies Dr. Aruna Ramani Grover Firuz Shah Tughlaq was nominated as the Sultan in 1351 on the death of his cousin to rule for the next 37 years. According to historians he was the choice of the Ullema. Disappointed by the idealistic and secular notions of Muhamad bin Tughlaq‚ they hoped that
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living under a rock or something‚ you’d probably know the story behind the building of the great monument of love‚ Taj Mahal. Yes‚ there’s no way you can get this wrong! Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan was Jehangir’s son. When Jehangir’s health deteriorated‚ Shah Jahan took over the throne. Shah Jahan’s reign was a happy and prosperous one and it was an era of riches. During his reign most precious of stones were mined from India’s soil which could fill up trunks
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According to the perspective of Marjane‚ both the Shah and the Islamic fundamentalist regime are characterized as bad rulers of the Iranian people and it is difficult to say which was worse for the Iranian people. Satrapi seems to say that each regime is one side of the same coin. The Shah was brutal to his people‚ imprisoning many of the political revolutionists‚ in his attempt to maintain power and to serve Western interests. The Islamic regime used the same brutality for the same reasons in order
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Mahal: Shah Jahan’s symbolism of his eternal love 7 1.1 Who Built It? 9 1.2 Features 10 1.3 The Judgment Day 11 1.4 Conclusion 12 Chapter 2 13 Shah Jahan and his Empire 13 2.1 Religious Changes 14 2.2 Political Changes 15 Conclusion 17 Bibliography 18 Introduction Shahanshah Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan I‚ Shah Jahan was the 5th emperor of the Mughal Empire after Babur‚ Humayun‚ Akbar‚ and Jahangir. He reigned from 8th November 1627 to 2nd August 1658 (30 years‚ 267 days). Shah Jahan
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emphasising the deceased as a part of a larger social network. In Wari funerals‚ close blood relatives (the consignes) arrive first for mourning‚ followed by those related through marriage (Affines).
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cultures and traditions‚ some of the cultures and traditions control us. In Africa‚ a girl named Waris‚ she was 3 years old who forced to have a FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) as others girls who had this brutal practice. But‚ she had no choice to run away from this practice because it’s one of the traditions that the woman has to get circumcision to be a pure girl and virgin until getting married. Waris kept her pain inside of her heart‚ inside of her body until she grows up and her family decided
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