Shah Jahan
ONE-LINER HISTORY NOTE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS Shah Jahan 1. Shah Jahan was born on 5th January 1592 at Lahore. 2. His mother was Jagat Gosain and his childhood name was Khurram . 3. He married Arjumand Benu Begum, daughter of Asaf Khan, brother of Noor Jahan. She later came to be known as Mumtaz Mahal which means beloved of the Palace. 4. Shahjahan destroyed the Portuguese settlements at Hoogly. 5. Shah Jahan’s period is considered as the Golden Age of Mughal Architecture and Shah Jahan is known as the Prince of Builders . 6. In 1631 he started the construction of Tajmahal in memory of his wife and completed in 1653. It is Tulasidas Jahangir Shah Jahan situated on the banks of Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh. Utad Iza a Turkish/ Persian was its a...