Earlier known as Khurram Shihab-al-Din Muhammad, Shah Jahan was the third son of Mughal Emperor Jahangir by his Rajput queen belonging to the Mewar State. He was married to Arjunmand Banu Beg (who later on came to be known as Mumtaz Mahal), daughter of the powerful noble Asaf Khan, brother of Nur Jahan (another wife of Jahangir and the most [...]
Historian's have expressed divergent views on this issues. While historians like Rai Bharmal, Khafi Khan, Travernier, Bernier, Moreland, Eliphinstone, W. Hunter, Richard Barns have lavished praise on the rule of Shah Jahan, others like Dr. V.A. Smith, Edwards and Garret, and Sir William Forster put forward several points of criticism. Dr. Yadunath Sarkar and Dr. A.L. Srivastva have given a [...]
Results and Causes of War of Succession Fought during Shah Jahan Reign! War of Succession (1657-1658): Why war of succession? There was no law of succession among the Mughals. Usually the 'strength of the sword' determined the successor. image source: humanities.uci.edu/arthistory/indomuslimcultures/FullSize/1990.407.jpg Novelty of the war of succession during Shah Jahan's reign: The war of succession which took place [...]