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Shah Jahan receives persian ambassadors in public audience

A detail of "pietra dura" work from Shah Jahan's palace overlooking the river Jumna. The marble is inlaid with semi-precious stones

The Congregational Mosque built by Shah Jahan from 1644 to 1658. It was then the largest mosque in the world

Jade cup in form of a gourd, inscribed with the name of Shah Jahan and a hijri date corresponding to 1647

Miniature showing Shah Jahan holding a turban jewel. The painting is made by Abul Hassan in 1617 and in the margin Shah Jahan wrote in his own hand: "A good portrait of me in my 25th year"

Miniature showing Shah Jahan at his court, sitting on the raised balcony-type throne. By Bichitr about 1650

Akbar’s sandstone wall around the Fort, surmounted by the marble buildings of Shah Jahan

The lake of Udaipur where Shah Jahan stayed during his rebellion in 1623

Pendant showing Shah Jahan killing a lion, mid-17th century

On the bank of Ana Sagar, decorative marble arches built by Shah Jahan

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