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INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Emperor Shah Jahan died in
A
1667 AD
B
1666 AD
C
1658 AD
D
1659 AD
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shah Jahān, also spelled Shāhjahān or Shah Jehan, also called (until 1628) Prince Khurram, original name Shihāb al-Dīn Muḥammad Khurram, (born January 5, 1592, Lahore [now in Pakistan]-died January 22, 1666, Agra [now in India]), Mughal emperor of India (1628–58) who built the Taj Mahal .

Detailed explanation-2: -Although not directly, Aurangzeb was responsible for Shah Jahan’s death indirectly when he dethroned his father in 1658 on the grounds of illness. Despite Shah Jahan recovering, Aurangzeb still had him imprisoned until his death in 1666.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aurangzeb, also spelled Aurangzib, Arabic Awrangzīb, kingly title ʿĀlamgīr, original name Muḥī al-Dīn Muḥammad, (born November 3, 1618, Dhod, Malwa [India]-died March 3, 1707), emperor of India from 1658 to 1707, the last of the great Mughal emperors.

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