During his reign of 25 years, the emperor commissioned many paintings which included several portraits of himself. Because of his interest in paintings, the Mughal paintings flourished and it provided an opportunity for many artists to show their talent to the emperor and empress. Jahangir was greatly influenced by European paintings and architecture. Jahangir also took advice from various English ambassadors to oversee the paintings. He encouraged many artists in his court to paint his real-life portraits, the birds, animals, and flowers.
Jahangir encouraged art and welcomed artists from all across the world to present their talent in the Mughal court. Though Akbar captured most of the northern territory, he had failed to capture regions in South India and few regions such as Mewar in Rajasthan. After becoming the emperor of the Mughal dynasty at the age of 36, Jahangir was on a mission to capture all the territories which his father failed to capture during his reign.
An expedition led by Parwez was sent to conquer but the mission was called off as a result of his son Khusrau Mirza, who revolted against him and was working with Rana Amar Singh. Jahangir after defeating his son, Khusrau Mirza sent another expedition to Mewar, and this time he was very successful in making Rana Amar Singh of Mewer surrender before him, which resulted in signing a peace treaty in between Jahangir and Rana Amar Singh.
After conquering Mewar, Jahangir turned his attention towards South India. Jahangir was on a mission to conquer Ahmednagar but despite his best efforts, Jahangir was not able to have complete control over regions like Ahmednagar, Bijapur, and Golconda.
The ruler of Bijapur was successful in arranging a peace treaty between Jahangir and Malik Ambar, the Wazir of Ahmednagar. Due to this treaty few forts and the territory of Balaghat was given to the Mughal empire. Jahangir was able to get a few forts and territories in South India because of various treaties he signed with many rulers of South India but was never able to completely conquer the south throughout his life.
Jahangir was not a very religious person but he practiced Islam and had faith in God. He was never biased against people because of their religion. So, he returned to Lahore. While he was yet on the way, he was taken ill and died early in the morning of 8th November, near Bhimbar.
He was then 58 years of age. He was buried in a beautiful garden at Shahdara near Lahore. His widowed queen Nur Jahan subsequently erected a handsome mausoleum over his grave. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.
Mughal Emperor Jahangir Son of Akbar. Created with Sketch. Personality As a man Jahangir was on the whole an amiable personality. Art, Architecture and Painting Jahangir prided himself on being a connoisseur of the art of painting and used to say that he was sure to find out as to who were the authors of various paintings, and if a picture was painted by the joint labours of a number of artists, he could tell as to who had painted the various parts of it.
Death of Jahangir The health of Jahangir had completely broken down. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Search for:. His era is also credited with the construction of monuments like Itimad-ud-daulah, where the use of white marble hinted towards a new era of architecture in the Mughal emperor.
His son, Shah Jahan, continued the tradition and built the Taj Mahal. The chain, which was attached to some 60 bells, would ring when pulled by someone. The purpose was to be a link between the citizens and the emperor, and it was announced that any aggrieved person ringing the bells would be granted a personal audience with the emperor. The wealth of the Mughals was displayed in the form of precious items from China and rich Persian carpets, couches, and clothing. This may have been a part of the ceremony or an artifice of the painter.
The association of charitable giving with children and birth is a custom that goes back to the sunnah , or practice of Prophet Muhammad, when charity was given at the aqiqa , or feast in celebration of childbirth. The child's hair was cut and an equivalent in charity was given away.
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