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he opposed those who used their power and preventing changes from taking place in Indian
orthodoxy in trying to keep back new ideas and society and Indian thinking.

JAHANGIR (1605-1627) SHAH JAHAN (1627-1658)

Akbar was succeeded by his son, Salim, who Jehangir was succeeded by his second son
took the title of Jehangir, meaning “Conqueror of Khurram in 1628. Khurram took the name of
the World”. He married Shah Jahan, i.e., the
Mehr-un-Nisa whom he Emperor of the World. He
gave the title of Nur further expanded his
Jahan (light of the world). Empire to Kandhar in the
He loved her with blind north and conquered
passion and handed over most of Southern India.
the complete reins of The Mughal Empire was
administration to her. He at its zenith during Shah
expanded the empire Jahan’s rule. This was due
through the addition of to almost 100 years of
Kangra and Kistwar and unparalleled prosperity
consolidated the Mughal Jahangir and peace. As a result, Shah Jahan
rule in Bengal. Jehangir during this reign, the
lacked the political enter-
CAMPAIGN UNDER
prise of his father Akbar. AKBAR
CAMPAIGN UNDER
AURANGZEB
But, he was an honest man KABUL
SRINAGAR
and a tolerant ruler. He KASHMIR
1586
strived to reform society
QANDHAR LAHORE
PUNJAB
and was tolerant towards
Hindus, Christians and PANIPAT
DELHI
Jews. However, relations AGRA
MATHURA
with Sikhs were strained AJMER AMBER FATEHPUR AGRA
SIKRI
and the fifth of the ten Sikh SIND RANTHAMBHOR ALLAHABAD PATNA
CHITTOR 1569 1574 Tropic of Cancer
Gurus, Arjun Dev, was 1568 BENGAL
GUJARAT MALWA 1574
executed at Jehangir’s 1572 1561 GONDWANA
orders for giving aid and
BERAR
comfort to Khusrau,
B A Y
Jehangir's rebellious son. AHMADNAGAR O F
ARABIAN
Art, literature and architec- SEA BIJAPUR GOLCONDA B E N G A L
ture prospered under 1685 1687
Jehangir’s rule, and the
Mughal gardens in
Srinagar remain an endur-
Present International
ing testimony to his artistic Boundary of India
taste. He died in 1627.
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