On account of the intense interest taken and vigorous efforts made in raising magnificent and spacious buildings by Shah Jahan the Mughal period in general and his period in specific came to be known as the golden period of Indian architecture. During his period architecture reached its highest water mark in India. As observed by the noted art critic Percy [...]
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 [...]