India: Shah Jahan (5 January 1592 - 22 January 1666) receives the Persian ambassador, MuhammadAli Beg, during the New Year celebrations. Watercolour painting by Jalal Quli (fl. 17th century), c. 1635-1650. Shah Jahan was the emperor of the Mughal Empire in the Indian Subcontinent from 1628 until 1658. The name Shah Jahan comes from Persian meaning 'King of the World'. He was the fifth Mughal emperor after Babur, Humayun, Akbar and Jahangir. The period of his reign was the golden age of Mughal architecture. Shah Jahan erected many splendid monuments, the most famous of which is the Taj Mahal.

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