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Shah Jahan

Shah Jahan

Shah Jahan (b. 1592; d. 1666) was the fifth Mughal emperor of India, reigning from 1628 to 1658. He was a patron of the arts, and his reign saw developments in miniature painting and architecture, notable among which are the illustrated Padshahnama (Emperor’s Album), the Taj Mahal in Agra and the Red Fort in Delhi.

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