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Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan I
Shah Jahan
Historical Figure
Nationality: India
Year of Birth: 1592
Year of Death: 1666
Religion: Sunni Islam
Occupation: Emperor of Mughal Empire
Parents: Jahangir, Princess Manmati
Spouse: Many; Mumtaz Mahal (chief consort, d. 1631)
Children: Parhez Banu Begum
Jahanara Begum
Dara Shikoh
Shah Shuja
Roshanara Begum
Aurangzeb
Murad Baksh
Gauhara Begum
Relatives: Akbar the Great (grandfather)
Fictional Appearances:
1632 series
POD: May, 1631
Appearance(s): Grantville Gazette II
Grantville Gazette XXXXV
1636: Mission to the Mughals
Type of Appearance: First referenced, then direct
Date of Death: 1636
Cause of Death: Wounded by assassins

Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan I (January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) was the emperor of the Mughal Empire in India from 1628 until 1658. The name Shah Jahan comes from Persian meaning "king of the world." He was the fifth Mughal ruler after Babur, Humayun, Akbar, and Jahangir. While young, he was a favorite of his legendary grandfather Akbar the Great. He is also called Shahjahan the Magnificent.

Shah Jahan in 1632[]

When news of Grantville reached the Mughal Empire two years after its appearance, Shah Jahan was already wary of the Europeans and their maritime struggles for control of international trade with the Empire. He immediately saw the value of the information coming from Grantville, and actually hoped to monopolize Up-timer technology for his empire. He dispatched a secret diplomatic expedition to Grantville, including Subadar Baram Khan and English-speaker Salim while under the guise of a hajj to Mecca.

Eventually he welcomed the USE delegation, gave them 50,000 silver coins and assigned emir Salim to act as intermediary. He came to value the medical skills of the up timers and their Allies, as they healed his son Dara Shikoh of an infection as well as guaranteed the successful birth of his grandson. After learning of how the English came to conquer the Indian subcontinent and mistreat its people up-time, Shah Jahan revoked the firman given to the English and ordered them to leave Surat within a month. Unfortunately the English were then attacked by people in the service of Mullah Mohan, an extremely orthodox mullah.

In 1636, he was killed in a skirmish as collateral damage. Dara succeeded him as the next emperor and gave trade concessions to the USE.


Regnal titles
Preceded by
Jahangir
Mughal Emperor
1627–1658
Succeeded by
Aurangzeb
Regnal titles (1632)
Preceded by
Jahangir|width="40%" style="text-align: center;" rowspan=""|Mughal Emperor
1627-1636 |width="30%" align="center" rowspan="1"| Succeeded by
Dara Shikoh
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