Shah Jahans Achievements - Essay Example

It is after emerging victorious in battles that Shah got a new title, Shah Jahan which is translated to mean the ‘world’s king’ (Lefevre n.p.). Besides getting this title, Shah Jahan went on to rise in military rank and was honored as a prince.

Later, Shah rebelled against his father Jahangir’s power proved too much, and Khurram was forced to submit to the administration. However, upon the death of Jahangir in 1627, Shah went on to succeed the Mughal and was accorded more titles including ‘The Lord of Auspicious Conjunctions’’ (Cleveland & Burton, 44). Shah Jahan’s ascension to power did not mark the end of the war; Bir Singh’s son called Jujhar Singh rebelled against Shah’s administration, but did not last long.  Khan Jahan provided the other rebellion against Shah, but like Jujhar, Khan was killed at Fort Kalanjar (Begley, p.167)

Shah Jahan’s achievements were not limited to the battlefield, he built other structures including the Taj Mahal. Classified among the Seven Wonders of the World, the Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan as a way of commemorating his first wife, Mumtaz Mahal whose demise occurred due to postpartum hemorrhage (Cleveland & Burton, 47). Even though Shah Jahan’s end was not as pleasant as his beginning, the achievements in his life are evident and tremendous (Lambourn, p.213). In 1657, Aurangzeb, Jahan’s son took advantage of his illness and took over power.  He went on send his father into confinement until his death in 1666 (Dale, Begley &Desai, p.715).