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17th-century Indian monarchs

  • AkbarOn the 15th of October 1542, Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar drew his first breath inside the Rajput Fortress of Amarkot. His parents had fled westward after…
  • AurangzebAurangzeb was born in the town of Dahod on the 3rd of November 1618. His father Shah Jahan belonged to the Timurid dynasty, a lineage tracing back to Emir…
  • Shah JahanOn the 5th of January 1592, a boy named Khurram entered the world in Lahore. He was the ninth child and third son of Prince Salim, who would later take the…
  • JahangirPrince Nur al-Din Muhammad Salim entered the world on the 31st of August 1569 within the red sandstone walls of Fatehpur Sikri.