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The revenue was fixed after assessing the average The period of Shah Jahan’s rule in India is regarded as
produce and prices of the previous ten years. The the golden age of Indian architecture. He is credited
state’s share was one-third of the produce, which with constructing numerous beautiful monuments
could be paid either in cash or kind. Akbar modelled throughout the landscape of India. He built a new city
his land revenue system on Sher Shah’s system. In this, called Shahjahanabad and made it his capital.
he was assisted by his able minister Raja Todar Mal. Shah Jahan participated in all
The revenue system introduced by Todar Mal came to the military compaigns during
be known as Bandobast. his father’s time and also

planned all of them during his
Jahangir (1605 CE-1627 CE)
reign. He extended the
After the death of Akbar, his son boundaries of the empire
Salim, named after Salim Chisti, further. On becoming the
a saint, succeeded to the throne emperor, he faced a revolt in the Mumtaz Mahal
with the title of Jahangir Deccan and set out to crush it.
meaning conqueror of the While Ahmednagar was completely annexed, Bijapur
world. Throughout his reign, he and Golconda were forced to accept the suzerainty of
followed Akbar’s policy of the Mughal Empire. He also sent military expeditions
Jahangir
religious tolerance and peaceful to the north-west to win back Kandhar, but failed.
co-existence. He, like his father, used both military
force and diplomacy to deal with his adversaries. AI Fact
Jahangir had to face several problems after he came to Technology Literacy
the throne. His son Khusrau revolted against him. The AI generated images that visualise the Taj Mahal’s
construction were posted on instagram. People
Since Guru Arjun Dev was executed, the Sikhs became
worldwide have been embracing the trend of using
his enemies. He lost Kandhar and Ahmednagar in the artificial intelligence (AI) to generate unique and
Deccan. stunning artworks.

Jahangir’s wife, Mehr-un-nisa
also known as Nur Jahan, was
very powerful in the court. She
advised Jahangir on matters of
the state. She was made the
begum and also ruled the
kingdom along with her son,
Nur Jahan
Khurram who ascended the
throne after Jahangir’s death in 1627, with the title of
When Shah Jahan grew old, a struggle for succession
Shah Jahan.
began among his sons, Dara Shikoh, Shuja, Murad and
Shah Jahan (1628 CE-1658 CE) Aurangzeb. At last, Aurangzeb emerged successful
and occupied the throne in 1658. Thereafter, Shah
Shah Jahan is remembered the
Jahan was imprisoned by Aurangzeb at the Agra fort in
most for building the Taj Mahal.
1658 and died in captivity in the 1666.
It is considered as one of the
Seven Wonders of the World.
Shah Jahan had this beautiful
monument built in the memory
of his beloved wife, Mumtaz
Shah Jahan
Mahal. The Taj Mahal contains
the tombs of both Mumtaj Mahal and Shah Jahan.
Taj Mahal built by Shah Jahan
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