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Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram Shah Jahan I (1592 -1666); or Shah Jahan; from the Persian meaning 鈥榢ing of the world'; was the fifth Mughal ruler in India and a favourite of his legendary grandfather Akbar the Great.
He is best known for commissioning the 鈥楶hadshahnamah' as a chronicle of his reign; and for the building of the Taj Mahal in Agra as a tomb for his wife; Mumtaz Mahal. Under Shah Jahan; the Mughal Empire attained its highest union of strength and magnificence; and his famous Peacock Throne was the wonder of all the European travelers and ambassadors. His political efforts encouraged the emergence of large centers of commerce and crafts鈥攕uch as Lahore; Delhi; Agra and Ahmedabad鈥攍inked by roads and waterways to distant places and ports.
He moved the capital from Agra to Delhi. Under Shah Jahan's rule; the Red Fort and Jama Masjid in Delhi were built; the Shalimar Gardens of Lahore; sections of the Lahore Fort and his father's mausoleum.
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