Jehangir’s Reign [1605-1628]
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Akbar was succeeded by his son, Salim, who took the title of Jehangir - Conqueror of the world. He enlarged the empire through the addition of Kangra. Jehangir was renown for administering impartial justice to his people, irrespective of their religious faith.
Jehangir's tomb
at Shahdara (Lahore) Mughal rule
reached it’s climax during Jehangir’s reign. In the history of
Mughal architecture Jehangir’s reign marks the period of transition
between it’s two grand phases, namely the phase of Akbar and that of
his grandson Shah Jehan. The most important feature of this period
is the substitution of red sandstone with white marble.
Bara Dari at
Hiran Minar near Sheikhupura, constructed by
Jehangir During Jehangir’s reign,
due to his love for color, the system of pietra dura, i.e. the
inlaid mosaic work of precious stones of various shades, began
towards the end of his reign. He was also fond of laying gardens.
One of the most famous gardens laid by him was the Shalimar Bagh in
Kashmir.
Mughal
miniature painting depicting
Jehangir Mughal painting reached a
logical culmination during the reign of Jehangir. The most important
feature of the paintings in his reign is the decline of Persian
influence and rise of Indian touch. Mughal painting lost much of it’s glamour and refinement after
Jehangir’s death. During the late seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries it migrated to regional centers where it prospered under
different styles, such as Rajput and Jaipur styles.
