Heg. 1052 (1642).—Shah Jehan removed his court from Lahore to Agra, and completed the Taje Mahal, a splendid mausoleum, raised at vast expense, to the memory of his favourite Sultana, Mumtaza Zemani, niece to Noor Jehan.
Heg. 1053 (1643).—The Usbeck Tartars, who had made incursions into the Emperor’s territories, were defeated by Ali Murdan, governor of Cabul.
Heg. 1054 (1644).—Aurungzebe was removed from the government of the Deccan.
Heg. 1055 (1645).—The Sultana, Noor Jehan, died at Lahore.
Heg. 1056 (1646).—By an imperial edict Prince Morad was banished to the mountains of Peshâwir.
Heg. 1057 (1647).—Aurungzebe defeated the Usbecks, and took their camp.
Heg. 1058 (1648).—The repairs of Delhi were finished, and the Emperor mounted the throne of his ancestors in this city, which afterwards became the capital of the Mogul empire.
Heg. 1059 (1649).—Aurungzebe defeated the Persians, who had become masters of Candahar.
Heg. 1062 (1652).—Dara was appointed successor to the empire, under the title of Shah Belind Akbal—the Emperor of exalted fortune.
Heg. 1066 (1656).—Mahommed, the son of Aurungzebe, took Hyderabad, and defeated the King of Golconda.