Jahangir
Also called: Nuruddin Muhammad Salim · Topic: The Mughal Empire: Babur to Aurangzeb · NCERT: Class 8, Ch 2 "Reshaping India's Political Map"
Meaning
Jahangir (r. 1605–1627), born Nuruddin Muhammad Salim, was the Mughal emperor who came after his father, Akbar. Like his father, he loved art and architecture. He paid special attention to painting and to the study of nature. He tried to expand the empire south into the Deccan, the plateau region of peninsular India. His reign is part of the high point of Mughal art.
Example
In 1606 Jahangir ordered the execution of Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru. This harmed Mughal–Sikh relations. Jahangir also wrote his memoirs, the Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri, and in 1619 he laid out the Shalimar Bagh garden in Srinagar.
Don't confuse with
- Shah Jahan: he was Jahangir's son (r. 1628–1658) and built the Taj Mahal. Jahangir is known more for painting and gardens than for great buildings.
- Jahanara: she was Shah Jahan's daughter and a Sufi devotee, not an emperor.
Related concepts
- Nur Jahan
- Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
- Chain of justice
- Itimad-ud-Daulah's tomb
- Akbar's tomb, Sikandra
- Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar
- Mughal miniature painting
- Ustad Mansur
- Muraqqa
- Shah Jahan