Enjoyed and used the power of pomp and luxurious display; created the jewel-encrusted Peacock Throne and the Taj Mahal, a white marble monument to his beloved wife Mumtaz

• Reigned 1627-1658, 5th in line of the Timurid succession
• Directed numerous painting projects to glorify imperial life, including dynastic and allegorical portraits
• Can be identified among the "Great Mughals" by his full beard

LOOK FOR:

• Compositions as a reflection of social hierarchy, with the emperor at the top
• Formality in gestures, arrangements, and subjects
• Shift in portraiture away from psychological insight towards documentation

View the Shah Jahan collection.

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