Shah Jahan's daughter _______ participated in many architectural project of the new capital of Shahjahanabad (Delhi).

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Jahanara.

Shah Jahan's daughter Jahanara participated in many architectural projects of the new capital of Shahjahanabad (Delhi).

Key Points

Jahanara was the daughter of Shah Jahan and the sister of Roshanara.
- She devised many architectural projects in the new capital of Shah Jahan.
- She designed an imposing double-storeyed caravan-serai having a garden and a courtyard. She also designed the bazaar of Chandni Chowk in Shahjahanabad (now Delhi).

Additional Information

Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628–1658) who built the Taj Mahal.
He was the third son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir and the Rajput princess Manmati.
Moti Masjid and the Jama Masjid, was built by Shah Jahan.
At Delhi, Shah Jahan built a huge fortress-palace complex called the Red Fort.

Important Points

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Gulbadan Begum	Gulbadan Begum was a Mughal princess and the daughter of Emperor Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire. She was the author of Humayun-Nama, the account of the life of her half-brother, Emperor Humayun, which she wrote at the request of her nephew, Emperor Akbar.
Roshanara	Roshanara Begum was a Mughal princess and the third daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Roshanara was a brilliant woman and a talented poet. She was a partisan of her younger brother, Aurangzeb, and supported him during the war of succession which took place after Shah Jahan's illness in 1657.