Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 12 August 2015 Chapter 27 Outline Islamic Empires 1635, Shah Jahan, emperor of Mughal India, took Peacock Throne 7 yrs. In making,best seat ever; ordered throne encrusted with 10m rupees? worth of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls; atop it was golden peacock with ruby/50-carat/pear-shaped pearl on breast/elevated tail made of blue sapphires Taj Mahal; built over 18 yrs. As tomb ofJahan?s wife Mumtaz Mahal, died in childbirth in 1631, monument to her/Islam Emperor conceived Taj Mahal as allegory symbolizing day when Allah would cause dead to rise/undergo judgement before throne; gardens rep?d. gardens of paradise, 4 water channels running thru them symbolized 4 rivers of heavenly kingdom