Round 3: Tossup 5

After learning of rumors that Jesuits were abducting peasants, this ruler ordered Portuguese traders to be driven out of Port Hugli. This ruler adopted a title translating to “King of the World” after subjugating the Deccan Sultanates. After provoking armed conflict with Guru Hargobind, (-5[1])this ruler’s army was defeated in Amritsar and Kartarpur. This ruler was imprisoned after Dara Shikoh’s defeat at the Battle of Samugarh (“SUM-oo-gurr”) by his successor Aurangzeb (10[1]-5[3])(“AU-rung-zaib”). This ruler hired Ustad Ahmad (10[1])Lahori to build the Red Fort and a white, onion-domed mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz. (-5[1])For 10 (10[2])points, name this Mughal emperor who commissioned the Taj Mahal. (10[2])■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Shah Jahan [or Mirza Shahab-ud-Din Baig Muhammad Khan Khurram]
<Washington A, World History> | Packet C
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