"Shah Jahan, who proved an emperor to be shorter than a lover, who turned a grave into a temple who gave his beloved a place of God and converted love into a prayer."
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Shah Jahan
Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 ā 22 January 1666), better known by his regnal name, Shah Jahan (Persian: Ų“Ų§Ł Ų¬ŁŲ§Ł, lit. King of the World), was the fifth Mughal emperor of India, and reigned from 1628 to 1658. Under his reign, the Mughal Empire reached the peak of its cultural glory. Although an able military commander, Shah Jahan is best remembered for his architectural achievements. His reign ushered in the golden age of Mughal architecture. Shah Jahan commissioned many monumen
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