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The Second Coronation Of Emperor Shah Jahan | Books

An art history professor from Vienna, EBBA KOCH, thinks it is time we give the Mughal ruler his due.

Humayun had difficulty ruling because he was overly generous to his brothers. He was, sadly, a good human being. Akbar, like his buildings, was a touch too manly. Jahangir was fiercely proud of his connoisseurship. When Mumtaz Mahal died, Shah Jahan

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