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Shah Ja·han

 (shä′ jə-hän′) 1592-1666.
Mughal emperor of India (1628-1658) whose reign ushered in the golden age of Mughal art and architecture. He had the Taj Mahal built as a memorial to his favorite wife.
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Shah Jahan

(dʒəˈhɑːn)
n
(Biography) 1592–1666, Mogul emperor (1628–58). During his reign the finest monuments of Mogul architecture in India were built, including the Taj Mahal and the Pearl Mosque at Agra
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Shah Ja•han

(or Je•han)

(ˈʃɑ dʒəˈhɑn)
n.
1592?–1666, Mogul emperor in India 1628?–58: built the Taj Mahal.
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