Shah Jehan
the 5th Mogul Emperor of Delhi, reigned from 1627 to 1658, when he was deposed by his son Aurungzebe. During his reign the Mogul empire attained a great magnificence; he founded Delhi, where he erected the celebrated peacock throne, valued at $32,500,- 000; built the Taj Mahal at Agra, a mausoleum to his favorite wife, and sev- SHAKERS eral other buildings which have become architecturally famous. He died in Agra, in 1666.