Amanat Khan Shirazi
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Amanat Khan Shirazi, also known as ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq Amānat Khān, was a calligrapher and scholar who worked in the Mughal court of the emperor Shah Jahan. He is best known for the inscriptions on the Taj M
Southern facade of the Taj Mahal showing calligraphy
The entrance to the main burial chamber at Akbar's tomb
Detail of Taj Mahal calligraphy
Sarai Amanat Khan, showing calligraphy around the main archway
Shah Jahan
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Shah Jahan I, also called Shah Jahan the Magnificent, was the fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 until his deposition in 1658. His reign marked the zenith of Mughal architectural and cultural achievements
Amanat Khan Shirazi
…Khan Shirazi, also known as ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq Amānat Khān (1570–1644 or 1645), was a calligrapher and scholar who worked in the Mughal court of the emperor Shah Jahan. He is best known for the inscriptions on the Taj Mahal. He also created a rest house, the Sarai Amanat Khan, which is recognised as a national monument…
Portrait by Bichitr, c. 1630
"Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album MET DT458
Jahangir weighing young Prince Khurram by Manohar Das c. 1610–1615
Jahangir and Nur Jahan with prince Khurram at Aram Bagh c. 1640–1650