The Mughal empire and the Taj Mahal
The Mughals ruled a quarter of humanity at their peak; Shah Jahan's Taj Mahal (1632–1653) fused Persian, Islamic and Indian design into white marble.
Why it matters
Mughal administration — land revenue systems, standardized coinage, road networks — organized history's largest economy of its day, while its synthesis style defined South Asian art from miniature painting to architecture.
People
Akbar · Shah Jahan
Related events
Sources
- Encyclopædia Britannica — Taj Mahal