#OnThisDay Shah Jahan was born in Lahore to Jahangir and the Rathore princess from Marwar, Jagat Gosain.
The child's birth was regarded as highly auspicious. A worthy from Iran, Mullah Mahmud, after poring over the child's birth chart, pronounced that he would go on to become "the star of the constellation of the Caliphate."
Following his cue, Muhammad Hadi, a Mughal courtier, went on to write that the child's birth was "a sign of auspiciousness and divine guidance," and he believed that 👇🏻
