Shah Jahan - Paragraph

Shah Jahan - Paragraph

Shah Jahan was one of the four sons of Jahangir. He was born in January 1592 at Lahore. While young he was a favorite of Akbar and his father, Jahangir. It was on account of his bravery and sense of responsibility he was given the Mansab of 8000 and 5000 sawar in 1607. At the age of twenty he married Momtaz Mahal, daughter of Asaf Khan. When Jahangir died in 1627, his two sons Khurram and Shariyar, began a war for the throne. Finding greater support among the nobles, Khurram came out successful and ascended the throne in 1628 under the title of Shah Jahan. Three years after his ascending the throne, he marched toward Deccan to meet Khan Jahan who along with the king of Ahmadnagar broke out a serious rebellion. He forced Khan Jahan to flee from the Deccan. Then he continued his war against Ahmadnagar and in 1632 with the surrender of Daulatabad for, the kingdom of Ahmadnagar ended. Three years after Shah Jahan invaded Bijapur and forced the king to pay, Rs. 20 lakhs as "a peace offer". In 1657 he fell seriously ill. There upon all his four sons began a war for throne. During the war, in 1658, his fourth son. Aurangazeb, captured Agra and put his father in prison where he passed long eight years till his death.