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Article: Shah Jahan
Encyclopedia of World Biography;      700+ words ... ... throne. For 8 years Shah Jahan remained a prisoner in ... consort. In some respects Shah Jahan is a paradox. He employed ... to its worst extent. Shah Jahan's court was enormously ... vast sum on splendid buildings. His was an age of luxury ...

Article: Shah Jahan's Mughal grandeur.
UNB - United News of Bangladesh;  July 7, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... three years after Shah Jahan became the emperor ... in the world. Shah Jahan fulfilled both ... immediately started building the Taj Mahal ... part of the poem "Shah- Jahan": Though emeralds ... surface of the buildings. The tomb is the ...

Article: Artistic legend of Emperor Shah Jahan.(Arts)(Art)
The Washington Times;  May 18, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... court splendor of the "Great Mughal" Shah Jahan, builder of the legendary Taj Mahal ... most often brilliantly - of Emperor Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal ruler. Critics and ... one of the greatest of the many books Shah Jahan commissioned, and the only one to survive ...

Article: Shah Jahan's dagger to be auctioned at Bonhams.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  April 8, 2008 ;     529 words ...Shah Jahan's dagger to be auctioned at Bonhams ... encrusted dagger belonging to Mughal emperor Shah Jahan is expected to fetch 500,000 pounds ... fascinating collection on Thursday, including Shah Jahan's dagger. Bonhams described the dagger ...

Article: Dagger of Shah Jahan to be auctioned at Bonhams.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  February 8, 2008 ;     536 words ...Dagger of Shah Jahan to be auctioned at Bonhams London ... PTI) A rare dagger of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who built the world famous monument ... understated personal dagger carried by Shah Jahan with its fine gold inscriptions and ...

Article: Shah Jahan's dagger sold for Rs 13 crore.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  April 10, 2008 ;     505 words ...Shah Jahan's dagger sold for Rs 13 crore Prasun ... that once belonged to Mughal emperor Shah Jahan fetched a whopping 1,700,000 pounds ... understated personal dagger carried by Shah Jahan (reign 1627-1657) with its fine gold ...

Article: Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's rare dagger expected to ...
The Hindustan Times;  April 8, 2008 ;     367 words ... ... encrusted dagger of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who built the world famous monument ... hammer on April 10. Once belonging to Shah Jahan, who ruled in India from 1628 to 1658 ... Inscriptions on the back of the blade include Shah Jahan's official titles, date and place ...