27. Answer the following in brief:
There was prosperity during the time of Shah Jahan.
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Explanation:
The reign of Shah Jahan, the fifth emperor, between 1628–58 was the golden age of Mughal architecture. He erected several large monuments, the best known of which is the Taj Mahal at Agra, as well as the Moti Masjid, Agra, the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid, Delhi, and the Lahore Fort.
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Explanation:Shah Jahan inherited vast fortune from his grandfather and father and as there was a stable empire in Persia, India enjoyed brisk favourable trade with western countries including Europe, yet, the military strength and state economy suffered during the reign of Shah Jahan.
Shah Jahan squandered the royal treasury on his personal hobbies, burdened peasants and labourers by heavy taxation and therefore, ruined the economy of the state which became acute and visible during the reign of his successor.
Thus, in fact, the economic bankruptcy of the Mughul empire began during the reign of Shah Jahan. V.A. Smith has described that historians have been misled by the outward magnificence of his court and the beauty of his buildings particularly that of Taj Mahal and they praise his rule.
Otherwise, neither he was a capable commander nor a good organiser of the army. He writes- “In affairs of state, he was cruel, treacherous and unscrupulous,” Describing his justice, he says- “Shah Jahan’s justice was merely the savage, unfeeling ferocity of an ordinary Asiatic despot, exercised without respect of persons and without the slightest tincture of compassion.”