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• Shah Jahan, born on January 5, 1592, in Lahore.
• He was the fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire.
• He reigning from January 1628 until July 1658.
• He was the first Mughal Emperor to sit on the Peacock Throne.
• Shah Jahan died on January 22, 1666, at Agra Fort, Agra, India.
• He is buried at the Taj Mahal, Agra, India.
• His full name was A'la Azad Abul Muzaffar Shahab ud-Din Mohammad Shah Jahan.

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In 1612 Sir Thomas Roe visited to Mughal Emperor Jahangir to arrange for a commercial treaty that would give the company exclusive rights to reside and build factories in Surat and other areas. Jahangir accepted the proposal and the company created trading posts in Surat (where a factory was built in 1613), Madras (1639), Bombay (1668), and Calcutta (1690).

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During Shah Jahan's reign, the Mughal Empire was divided into 22 provinces for administrative control.

These provinces were established to improve governance and tax collection across the empire.

Shah Jahan's real name was Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram.

He built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

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Akbar introduced an efficient and fair tax system called the Zabt system based on land measurement.

It increased revenue collection and reduced corruption, becoming a model for future administrations.

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Lahore Fort was built by Emperor Akbar.

It is also known as Shahi Qila

Initiated the construction in the 1560s and completed in 1566.

It is located in the northern part of Lahore's old walled city.

The fort's Alamgiri gate is part of an ensemble of buildings, which along with the:

• Badshahi Mosque
• Roshnai Gate
• and Samadhi of Ranjit Singh

 History:

The Shah Jahan period is characterized by luxurious marble.

Alamgri Gatae Built by Aurangzeb

Badshahi mosque Is in Lahore Built by Aurangzeb in 1673

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Shah Jahan's tomb is located in the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.

The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum complex that houses the tombs of both Shah Jahan and his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

The Mughal emperor commissioned the construction of the Taj Mahal in 1631.

The mausoleum is made of white marble inlaid with semi-precious stones.

It is considered a prime example of Mughal architecture.

The Taj Mahal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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At Qasim Bazar in Bengal was the East India Company given permission to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651.

East India Company established a factory at Qasim Bazar by the permission Mughals .

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The Wazir Khan Mosque is a 17th-century mosque located in the city of Lahore.

The mosque was commissioned during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.

Opened: 1642

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Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, was exiled by the British after the 1857 War of Independence.

He was kept in semi-imprisonment in the Red Fort (Delhi) before being sent to Rangoon (Burma), where he died in 1862.