Question

Who's considered the 'Prince of the Builder'?
A) Emperor Akbar the Great
B) Emperor Jahangir
C) Emperor Shah Jahan
D) Emperor Aurangazeb

Answer 1

Hint: He was one of the greatest Mughal architectural patrons. It took twenty years to complete the construction and it was made from white marble underlaid with stone. In 1638, he founded the walled city of which is now known as Old Delhi.

Complete answer:
A) Akbar the Great: Due to his many successes, including his record of unbeaten military campaigns that established the Mughal rule on the Indian subcontinent, Akbar was given the nickname 'the Great'. This is not the right answer, so option A is the answer. This choice is wrong.

B) Jahangir: Jahangir has provided India with a number of the most famous institutions that have survived without losing their glory for decades. He was also remembered as the patron of the arts, also known as Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim. This is not the right answer, so Choice B is the answer. That choice is wrong.

C) Emperor Shah Jahan: Born in 1592, Shah Jahan was the first Mughal emperor to be regarded as the 'Prince of the Builder.' He was one of Mughal architecture's greatest patrons. He designed the Taj Mahal, the masterpiece of his reign, which was erected in memory of Mumtaz Mahal's wife. It was designed with great care by so-called architects from around the world. From Delhi, he chose to administer the Mughal Empire. In 1638, he founded the walled city of Shahjahanabad, which is now known as Old Delhi.
Hence, Emperor Shah Jahan is the correct answer.

D) Emperor Aurangazeb: Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad, commonly known by the Aurangzeb sobriquet (Persian: "Ornament of the Throne") or by his regnal title of Alamgir (Persian: "Conqueror of the World").
This is not the correct answer, Hence Option D is an incorrect option.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note:
- Shah Jahān has an almost insatiable construction zeal. He constructed two major mosques in his first capital, Agra, the Motī Masjid (Pearl Mosque) and the Jāmi Masjid (Great Mosque), as well as a splendid mausoleum known as the Taj Mahal.
- The Taj Mahal is the masterpiece of his reign and was erected in memory of Mumtāz Mahal's favorite of his three queens (the mother of Aurangzeb).
- Shah Jahān built a massive fortress-palace complex in Delhi called the Red Fort, as well as another Jāmi-Masjid, which is one of India's finest mosques.
- The reign of Shah Jahān was also a time of considerable literary activity, and it did not neglect the arts of painting and calligraphy. His court was one of immense pomp and splendour, and perhaps the most beautiful in the world was his collection of jewels