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Goa Arabian Sea
Whale Shark Found Dead In Arabian Sea Reeled In By Pakistani Fisherman -- News Story
US NAvy ships in Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman
Pirates of the Arabian Sea
PM2, The Arabian Sea, Phantom Bridge
Incredible birds of India—From the Ganges River to the Arabian Sea
PM2, The Arabian Sea, Zombies On Ice
PM2 The Arabian Sea, Trapped Rafts
PM2 The Arabian Sea, Big Crossing
PM2, The Arabian Sea, Sinking Maze
PM2 The Arabian Sea, The Five Paths
PM2, The Arabian Sea, Square Dancing

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Goa Arabian Sea
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  • Duration: 3:54
  • Updated: 25 Nov 2012
There are many boats in the sea of Goa. Basically tourists came here to watch dolphins.
  • published: 26 Jan 2012
  • views: 799
  • author: gauravm22
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Whale Shark Found Dead In Arabian Sea Reeled In By Pakistani Fisherman -- News Story
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  • Duration: 1:12
  • Updated: 06 Dec 2012
Whale Shark Found Dead In Arabian Sea, Reeled Into Harbor In Karachi, Pakistan thoughts Giant 40-foot Whale Shark Found Dead In Arabian Sea Reeled In By Pakistani Fisherman Reports say a 40-foot whale shark was brought into harbor in Karachi, Pakistan after reportedly being found...
  • published: 08 Feb 2012
  • views: 11886
  • author: gigitv1
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US NAvy ships in Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman
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  • Duration: 3:56
  • Updated: 16 Nov 2012
Navy ships in the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman area. Scenes include aerial footage of individual and multiple ships in formation including the USS Stenis, USS Bonhomme Richard and USS Rushmore, helicopters flying with ships, and some interior footage looking out from inside the helicopters. If you like this video, there are over 1600 more on my channel like it! Check out: www.youtube.com
  • published: 27 May 2007
  • views: 154290
  • author: 3rdID8487
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Pirates of the Arabian Sea
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  • Duration: 25:51
  • Updated: 24 Oct 2012
Today we will talk about the pirates of the Arabian Sea. The number of attacks by the 21st century pirates off the coast of Somalia has sky-rocketed in recent years. The latest case is the hijacking of a Ukrainian freighter 'Faina', which is loaded with arms: tanks, artillery, grenade launchers and ammunition. The Russian captain died in the siege. Several months earlier another freighter, Lehmann Timber, was captured by pirates in the same waters. Its captain, Valentin Bartashev, is the guest on our programme today.
  • published: 01 Oct 2008
  • views: 23088
  • author: RussiaToday
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PM2, The Arabian Sea, Phantom Bridge
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  • Duration: 1:01
  • Updated: 13 Jul 2012
You need to work with that ghost.
  • published: 11 Jun 2009
  • views: 7217
  • author: PMaddict
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Incredible birds of India—From the Ganges River to the Arabian Sea
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  • Duration: 7:27
  • Updated: 15 Dec 2012
Lots more adventure travel at: gabrieltraveler.com Check out "Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel"! http Follow me on twitter: www.twitter.com Video created by Gabriel Morris, who is the owner of all video or photo content. See more below. Gabriel Morris is a world traveler and travel writer who has been adventuring around the world off and on since his first trip to Europe in the summer of 1990. He is author of "Following My Thumb", a collection of 26 exciting and hilarious autobiographical travel stories from his worldly wanderings during the 1990s; and of several other books. Visit gabrieltraveler.com for lots more info about his travel writing, photography, videos, budget travel tips and much more. Thanks a lot for watching, and safe journeys!
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PM2, The Arabian Sea, Zombies On Ice
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  • Duration: 2:00
  • Updated: 27 Aug 2010
Gave me such a headache, this one! Thanks to Sanathmaan7 for helping me along :o)
  • published: 13 Jun 2009
  • views: 8446
  • author: PMaddict
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PM2 The Arabian Sea, Trapped Rafts
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  • Duration: 1:28
  • Updated: 27 Aug 2010
You don't have to swap over rafts again at the end - it just happened like that.
  • published: 13 Jun 2009
  • views: 3500
  • author: PMaddict
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PM2 The Arabian Sea, Big Crossing
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  • Duration: 1:38
  • Updated: 27 Aug 2010
The final door. Go, Hector Go!
  • published: 13 Jun 2009
  • views: 3941
  • author: PMaddict
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PM2, The Arabian Sea, Sinking Maze
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  • Duration: 1:24
  • Updated: 27 Aug 2010
Not too tricky.
  • published: 12 Jun 2009
  • views: 3258
  • author: PMaddict
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PM2 The Arabian Sea, The Five Paths
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  • Duration: 1:16
  • Updated: 25 Sep 2012
Watch your step.
  • published: 13 Jun 2009
  • views: 6029
  • author: PMaddict
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PM2, The Arabian Sea, Square Dancing
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  • Duration: 0:38
  • Updated: 27 Aug 2010
Watch out for those ghosts!
  • published: 11 Jun 2009
  • views: 3831
  • author: PMaddict
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Socotra the
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  • Duration: 3:26
  • Updated: 25 Dec 2012
Socotra is a small archipelago of four islands and islets in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Horn of Africa some 190 nautical miles S of the Arabian peninsula, belonging to the Republic of Yemen. The long geological isolation of the Socotra archipelago and its fierce heat and drought have combined to create a unique and spectacular endemic flora. Surveys have revealed that more than a third of the 800 or so plant species of Socotra are found nowhere else. Botanists rank the flora of Socotra among the ten most endangered island flora in the world. One of the most striking of Socotra's plants is the dragon's blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari), which is a strange-looking, umbrella-shaped tree. Its red sap was the dragon's blood of the ancients, sought after as a medicine and a dye. (Source: Wikipedia) **Due to copyright infringement, I did an audioswap. The music is now from the album: For Africa Vol. 1 "How Beautiful" sung by Zani**
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Italian Destroyer
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  • Duration: 3:20
  • Updated: 23 Oct 2012
Italian Destroyer "De La Penne" fighting piracy in arabian sea
  • published: 10 Jan 2009
  • views: 27042
  • author: Marco Pott
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  • Goa Arabian Sea...3:54
  • Whale Shark Found Dead In Arabian Sea Reeled In By Pakistani Fisherman -- News Story...1:12
  • US NAvy ships in Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman...3:56
  • Pirates of the Arabian Sea...25:51
  • PM2, The Arabian Sea, Phantom Bridge...1:01
  • Incredible birds of India—From the Ganges River to the Arabian Sea...7:27
  • PM2, The Arabian Sea, Zombies On Ice...2:00
  • PM2 The Arabian Sea, Trapped Rafts...1:28
  • PM2 The Arabian Sea, Big Crossing...1:38
  • PM2, The Arabian Sea, Sinking Maze...1:24
  • PM2 The Arabian Sea, The Five Paths...1:16
  • PM2, The Arabian Sea, Square Dancing...0:38
  • Socotra the "jewel" of biodiversity in the Arabian sea...3:26
  • Italian Destroyer "De La Penne" fighting piracy in arabian sea...3:20
There are many boats in the sea of Goa. Basically tourists came here to watch dolphins.
  • published: 26 Jan 2012
  • views: 799
  • author: gauravm22

3:54
Goa Ara­bi­an Sea
There are many boats in the sea of Goa. Ba­si­cal­ly tourists came here to watch dol­phins....
pub­lished: 26 Jan 2012
au­thor: gau­ravm22
1:12
Whale Shark Found Dead In Ara­bi­an Sea Reeled In By Pak­istani Fish­er­man -- News Story
Whale Shark Found Dead In Ara­bi­an Sea, Reeled Into Har­bor In Karachi, Pak­istan thoughts Gi...
pub­lished: 08 Feb 2012
au­thor: gig­itv1
3:56
US NAvy ships in Ara­bi­an Sea, Gulf of Oman
Navy ships in the Ara­bi­an Sea, Gulf of Oman area. Scenes in­clude aeri­al footage of in­di­vid...
pub­lished: 27 May 2007
au­thor: 3r­dID8487
25:51
Pi­rates of the Ara­bi­an Sea
Today we will talk about the pi­rates of the Ara­bi­an Sea. The num­ber of at­tacks by the 21st...
pub­lished: 01 Oct 2008
1:01
PM2, The Ara­bi­an Sea, Phan­tom Bridge
You need to work with that ghost....
pub­lished: 11 Jun 2009
au­thor: PMad­dict
7:27
In­cred­i­ble birds of India—From the Ganges River to the Ara­bi­an Sea
Lots more ad­ven­ture trav­el at: gabrieltraveler.​com Check out "Gabe's Guide to Bud­get Trave...
pub­lished: 13 Nov 2011
2:00
PM2, The Ara­bi­an Sea, Zom­bies On Ice
Gave me such a headache, this one! Thanks to Sanath­maan7 for help­ing me along :o)...
pub­lished: 13 Jun 2009
au­thor: PMad­dict
1:28
PM2 The Ara­bi­an Sea, Trapped Rafts
You don't have to swap over rafts again at the end - it just hap­pened like that....
pub­lished: 13 Jun 2009
au­thor: PMad­dict
1:38
PM2 The Ara­bi­an Sea, Big Cross­ing
The final door. Go, Hec­tor Go!...
pub­lished: 13 Jun 2009
au­thor: PMad­dict
1:24
PM2, The Ara­bi­an Sea, Sink­ing Maze
Not too tricky....
pub­lished: 12 Jun 2009
au­thor: PMad­dict
1:16
PM2 The Ara­bi­an Sea, The Five Paths
Watch your step....
pub­lished: 13 Jun 2009
au­thor: PMad­dict
0:38
PM2, The Ara­bi­an Sea, Square Danc­ing
Watch out for those ghosts!...
pub­lished: 11 Jun 2009
au­thor: PMad­dict
3:26
So­co­tra the "jewel" of bio­di­ver­si­ty in the Ara­bi­an sea
So­co­tra is a small archipela­go of four is­lands and islets in the In­di­an Ocean off the coas...
pub­lished: 17 Jan 2009
au­thor: lov­inartnlife
3:20
Ital­ian De­stroy­er "De La Penne" fight­ing pira­cy in ara­bi­an sea
Ital­ian De­stroy­er "De La Penne" fight­ing pira­cy in ara­bi­an sea...
pub­lished: 10 Jan 2009
au­thor: Marco Pott
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0:47
PM2,The Ara­bi­an Sea, Re­turn of Zom­bie
Seems the zom­bies are faster than ever be­fore....
pub­lished: 11 Jun 2009
au­thor: PMad­dict
12:26
The won­der of Saudi Ara­bia's Seas Na­tion­al Ge­o­graph­ic عجائب البحار في السعودية
عجائب البحار في السعودية 사우디 아라비아에있는 바다의 불가사의 , Mon­stra maris in Ara­bia Saudi­ana , Հրաշալի...
pub­lished: 30 Apr 2011
au­thor: ze­zo782
12:26
The Mak­ing of Desert Seas (Saudi Ara­bia)
The Mak­ing of Desert Seas (Saudi Ara­bia) A be­hind-the-scenes look at what it was like work...
pub­lished: 07 May 2011
au­thor: mljlj
2:04
Swim Call for USS George HW Bush Sailors
ARA­BI­AN SEA (Sept. 17, 2011) US Navy Sailors enjoy a swim call in the Ara­bi­an Sea while de...
pub­lished: 05 Oct 2011
photo: AP / Altaf Qadri
Indian anti-riot personnel stand guard at a check point after security was beefed up following the death of a young woman who was recently gang-raped in a moving bus in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.
BBC News
29 Dec 2012
Police in India have sealed off much of the capital, Delhi, and issued an appeal for calm after the death of a woman who was gang-raped in the city. The 23-year old woman, who has not been identified, died early on Saturday at a hospital in Singapore, where she had been taken for specialist treatment. Her body is to be flown back to India for burial ... Gatherings of more than five people have been banned in the city centre ... ....(size: 4.9Kb)
photo: US Navy / HMC Josh Ives
U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Bobbe, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, maintains security on the street during a key leader engagement in the Lash-e Juwayn district of Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 11 2012.
CounterPunch
27 Dec 2012
Imperial adventures are nothing new in the Middle East. Neither is their glorification, as Peter O’Toole’s pained Lawrence of Arabia eternally reminds us ... The Belly for Belligerence? ... Panetta noted the cause for these postings ... We’re All Hawks Now ... Nations from the tip of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula have managed change more bloodlessly and with more civility than “humanitarian interventions” from the world’s top beat cop ... ....(size: 9.3Kb)
photo: AP / Ben Curtis
In this Sunday, April 29, 2012 file photo, troops from the Central African Republic stand guard at a building used for joint meetings between them and U.S. Army special forces, in Obo, Central African Republic, where U.S. special forces have paired up with local troops and Ugandan soldiers to seek out Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
Al Jazeera
28 Dec 2012
The president of Central African Republic (CAR) has urgently called on France and other foreign powers to help his government fend off rebels who are quickly seizing territory and approaching the capital. Speaking to crowds in Bangui, a city of some 600,000, Francois Bozize on Thursday pleaded with foreign powers to do what they could ... But Paris declined to offer any military assistance ... News ... Philippines claims South China Sea islands ... ....(size: 19.5Kb)
photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary
Supporters of Pakistan's slain leader Benazir Bhutto, stand beside her portrait after lighting earth lamps at a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of her death
BBC News
27 Dec 2012
Large crowds of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) supporters are gathering to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Ms Bhutto died in a gun and bomb attack during her 2007 election campaign. Hundreds of thousands of people have set up camp near the Bhutto family's ancestral home in Sindh province ... He cannot contest an election until his 25th birthday. Show of strength ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)
photo: WN / Janice Sabnal
Winter snowstorms pound US
Zeenews
27 Dec 2012
Washington. Six people, including two young children, were left dead in weather-related accidents, as winter snowstorms complicated travel for many Americans in the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday. Snow totals in parts of Indiana ranged from 6 to 12 inches, CNN reported. About 350 snowploughs were clearing roads throughout the city. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told residents they should avoid nonessential travel ... IANS ... ....(size: 2.2Kb)



Deccan Herald
29 Dec 2012
Environment Ministry had ordered demolition of Devbagh resort in 2005 ... “I agree that there might be violations on part of JLR. The land was handed over to us almost 15 years ago ... The Devbagh beach resort, one of the top revenue generating properties (after the Kabini and Bandipur properties), is located amidst a casuarina grove on a shallow and private beach where River Kali merges with Arabian Sea attracting scores of tourists ... ....(size: 4.1Kb)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
29 Dec 2012
MUMBAI, India. ON a recent evening on Marine Drive here, Amrit Jaiswal, clad in an all-white taxi driver's uniform, sat in his weathered black-and-yellow Premier Padmini cab waiting for rush hour. On his dashboard sat a shrine to the Hindu goddess Durga ... As the sun sank behind the Arabian Sea, Mr. Jaiswal flipped on a red dome light that gave his cab's interior the louche atmosphere of a bordello. To Mr ... Mr ... "It's scary." ... L ... ....(size: 9.6Kb)
Indian Express
28 Dec 2012
Less than 10 days after he was appointed head of a committee to study feasibility of installing a Shivaji statue in Arabian Sea, guardian minister Jayant Patil toured Friday possible locations off Mumbai coast ... feet taller than Statue of Liberty, in Arabian Sea....(size: 1.3Kb)
Newstrack India
28 Dec 2012
Tweet ... She says she enjoys the street food, especially the spicy gol-gappas ... It overlooks the Arabian Sea. I never thought I will wake up in the morning and say 'I am looking at the Arabian Sea'. So it's really special for me ... null ... ) .. ). ... . . . . . .. . . .. ....(size: 2.4Kb)
The Times of India
28 Dec 2012
It overlooks the Arabian Sea. I never thought I will wake up in the morning and say 'I am looking at the Arabian Sea'. So it's really special for me ... ....(size: 0.8Kb)
DNA India
28 Dec 2012
 Sunny Leone.  DNA  ... It overlooks the Arabian Sea. I never thought I will wake up in the morning and say 'I am looking at the Arabian Sea' ... Tweet. ....(size: 1.2Kb)
The Times of India
28 Dec 2012
The state government has instructed the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) and experts from two agencies—National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) as well as National Institute of Oceanography—to conduct a thorough study of the three sites selected for the installation of a 321-ft-high statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Arabian Sea....(size: 2.0Kb)
Deccan Herald
28 Dec 2012
Kerala witnessed turbulence in politics, society and economics in 2012. Allocation of portofolios to a group of inefficient politicians has affected the image of the Congress-led UDF government, which survives on a wafer-thin majority ... It took place in the Arabian Sea reportedly within the Indian waters, following which the two marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girome, had been arrested and sent to prison in Kerala ... ....(size: 4.0Kb)
Chicago Tribune
27 Dec 2012
The swarm of autorickshaws fades and, after pausing at a toll booth, you find yourself on an eight-lane motorway running parallel with the coast, floating high over the sea on 120 piers, and suspended on wires from two 128-metre towers. The bridge is called the Sea Link and opened in 2009 ... If you keep going you will plunge into the Arabian Sea ... What just happened? Viewed from the Sea Link, Mumbai seems like a mirage....(size: 11.5Kb)
The Times of India
26 Dec 2012
MUMBAI. The state government is expediting the process to construct the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Arabian Sea ... Subsequently, the DF government in 2008 decided to construct a 300-ft Shivaji statute, 1.5 km into the Arabian sea near Marine Drive ... The committee has to submit its report to the state cabinet within two months. ....(size: 1.7Kb)
Signon San Diego
25 Dec 2012
Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Kehinde Are decorates his space with little holiday cheer aboard the USS Green Bay. Courtesy photo. Pumpkin, apple or in this case, pecan — can make the difference on Christmas ... We’d have a special Christmas breakfast,” Yutuc, a ship’s cook who hails from Alaska, said in a phone interview from the Arabian Sea ... Just water.” ... This is sailor Tamika Kitchen’s second Christmas at sea, and she’s got it figured out ... ....(size: 4.2Kb)
Nation
24 Dec 2012
The VIOAS (Voice of the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea) magazine is a bi-monthly magazine published by Mr Mancham since year 2010, with the objective of promoting national unity, Seychelles tourism and hotel industry, the fight against piracy, environmental preservation and the promotion of friendship and ......(size: 1.6Kb)
Newstrack India
24 Dec 2012
Tweet. Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) New Year celebrations are marked by parties, fun and games, but there are some who will celebrate it differently this year-end in the city ... A ban was clamped on all offshore parties, extremely popular among Mumbaikars, after the 26/11 terror attacks in which 10 Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists sneaked into south Mumbai through the Arabian Sea ... Centre for Astronomy (AGCA) chief ... Monday, Dec 31 and ending 6 a.m ... ) . ... ....(size: 3.3Kb)
Arabian Sea
Coordinates 18°N 66°E / 18°N 66°E / 18; 66Coordinates: 18°N 66°E / 18°N 66°E / 18; 66
Max. width 2,400 km (1,500 mi)
Surface area 3,862,000 km2 (1,491,000 sq mi)
Max. depth 4,652 m (15,262 ft)

The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the south by northeastern Somalia, on the east by India and on the west by the Arabian Peninsula. Some of the ancient names of this body of water include Sindhu Sagar (meaning "Sea of Sindh" in Sanskrit)[1] and Erythraean Sea.

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Description[link]

Gwadar Bay, located in the Gulf of Oman in the Makran region of Pakistan. It is an inlet of the Arabian Sea indenting the sandy Makran coast at the Iran–Pakistan border.
Ancient map (17th century) depicting the locations of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea

The Arabian Sea's surface area is about 3,862,000 km2 (1,491,130 sq mi).[2] The maximum width of the Sea is approximately 2,400 km (1,490 mi), and its maximum depth is 4,652 metres (15,262 ft). The biggest river flowing into the Sea is the Indus River.

The Arabian Sea has two important branches — the Gulf of Aden in the southwest, connecting with the Red Sea through the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb; and the Gulf of Oman to the northwest, connecting with the Persian Gulf. There are also the gulfs of Cambay and Kutch on the Indian coast. The largest islands in the Sea are Astola Island (off the Pakistani coast), Socotra (off the Horn of Africa) and Masirah (off the Omani coast).

The countries with coastlines on the Arabian Sea are Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen, Oman, Iran, Pakistan, India and the Maldives. There are several large cities on the Arabian Sea coast including Karachi, Gwadar, Pasni, Ormara, Aden, Muscat, Mumbai, Mangalore, Kochi, Keti Bandar, Salalah and Duqm.

Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf

Limits[link]

The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Arabian Sea as follows:[3]

On the West. The Eastern limit of the Gulf of Aden [The meridian of Cape Guardafui (Ras Asir, 51°16'E)].

On the North. A line joining Ràs al Hadd, East point of Arabia (22°32'N) and Ràs Jiyùni (61°43'E) on the coast of Pakistan.

On the South. A line running from the South extremity of Addu Atoll (Maldives), to the Eastern extreme of Ràs Hafun (Africa, 10°26'N).

On the East. The Western limit of the Laccadive Sea [A line running from Sadashivgad Lt. on West Coast of India (14°48′N 74°07′E / 14.8°N 74.117°E / 14.8; 74.117) to Corah Divh (13°42′N 72°10′E / 13.7°N 72.167°E / 13.7; 72.167) and thence down the West side of the Laccadive and Maldive Archipelagos to the most Southerly point of Addu Atoll in the Maldives].

Alternative names[link]

The Arabian Sea historically and geographically has had many other different names and it has also been given names by Muslim travelers and European geographers such as: Akhzar Sea, Persian Sea,[4] Sindhu Sagar,[5] Erythraean Sea,[6] and Sindh Sea.[7], Mare Rumrum,[3] Sinus Guzerat(Gujerat)[4],

Trade routes[link]

Names, routes and locations of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea

The Arabian Sea has been an important marine trade route since the era of the coastal sailing vessels from possibly as early as the 3rd millennium BCE, certainly the late 2nd millennium BCE through the later days known as the Age of Sail. By the time of Julius Caesar, several well-established combined land-sea trade routes depended upon water transport through the Sea around the rough inland terrain features to its north.

These routes usually began in the Far East or down river from Madhya Pradesh with transshipment via historic Bharuch (Bharakuccha), traversed past the inhospitable coast of today's Iran then split around Hadhramaut into two streams north into the Gulf of Aden and thence into the Levant, or south into Alexandria via Red Sea ports such as Axum. Each major route involved transhipping to pack animal caravan, travel through desert country and risk of bandits and extortionate tolls by local potentiates.

This southern coastal route past the rough country in the southern Arabian peninsula (Yemen and Oman today) was significant, and the Egyptian Pharaohs built several shallow canals to service the trade, one more or less along the route of today's Suez canal, and another from the Red Sea to the Nile River, both shallow works that were swallowed up by huge sand storms in antiquity. Later the kingdom of Axum arose in Ethiopia to rule a mercantile empire rooted in the trade with Europe via Alexandria.

Major Ports[link]

File:Karachi port and harbour aerial.jpg
The Port of Karachi in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, with some of the city's residential areas visible. The port is one of the busiest in the Arabian Sea

The Port of Karachi (Urdu: بندر گاہ كراچى Bandar gāh Karācī) is Pakistan's largest and busiest seaport, handling about 60% of the nation's cargo (25 million tons per annum). It is located between the Karachi towns of Kiamari and Saddar, close to the main business district and several industrial areas. The geographic position of the port places it in close proximity to major shipping routes such as the Strait of Hormuz. The history of the port is intertwined with that of the city of Karachi. Several ancient ports have been attributed in the area including "Krokola", "Morontobara" (Woman's Harbour) (mentioned by Nearchus), Barbarikon (the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, and Debal (a city captured by the Muslim general Muhammad bin Qasim in 712 CE). There is a reference to the early existence of the port of Karachi in the "Umdah", by the Arab navigator Sulaiman al Mahri (AD 1511), who mentions "Ras al Karazi" and "Ras Karashi" while describing a route along the coast from Pasni to Ras Karashi.

Karachi is also mentioned in the sixteenth century Turkish treatise Mir'ât ül Memâlik (Mirror of Countries, 1557) by the Ottoman captain Seydi Ali Reis, which is a compilation of sailing directions from the Portuguese island of Diu to Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. It warns sailors about whirlpools and advises them to seek safety in "Kaurashi" harbour if they found themselves drifting dangerously.

The gate facing the sea was called "Kharadar" (salt gate), and the gate facing the Lyari River was called "Mithadar" (sweet gate). The modern neighbourhoods around the location of the gates are called Mithadar and Kharadar. Surrounded by mangrove swamps to the east, the sea to the southwest, and the Lyari River to the north, the town was well defended and engaged in a profitable trade with Muscat and Bahrain.

There is a legend of a prosperous coastal town called Kharak in the estuary of the Hub River (west of modern Karachi) in the late 17th and early eighteenth century.

Gwadar Port, situated at Gwadar in Balochistan, Pakistan. Bird's eye view of Gwadar port

The Gwadar Port is a warm-water, deep-sea port situated at Gwadar in Balochistan, Pakistan at the apex of the Arabian Sea and at the entrance of the Persian Gulf, about 460 km west of Karachi and approximately 75 km (47 mi) east of Pakistan's border with Iran. The port is located on the eastern bay of a natural hammerhead-shaped peninsula jutting out into the Arabian Sea from the coastline.

Port of Salalah in Salalah, Oman is also a major port in the area. From a modest start in 1997, the Omani container transhipment port has achieved consistent growth. For a growing number of ships’ crew, the port of Salalah is a welcome sight after an unpleasant and often prolonged encounter with pirates. The Port of Salalah is a key container transhipment hub on the Arabian Sea and is often used as the first port of call for vessels whose crew have just been released from the clutches of Somali pirates following ransom payments for withheld vessels and crew. The port also plays host as a supply base for the visiting warships that provide protective escorts for merchant shipping in the sea lanes. From that dual role has emerged another, one as an intelligence network — both military and civilian — to exchange information on possible pirate sightings and near misses. Also, the International Task Force often uses the port as a base. There is a significant number of warships of all nations coming in and out of the port, which makes it a very safe bubble. The port handled just under 3.5m teu in 2009[8]

There are also a few Indian ports in the Arabian Sea such as Kandla Port, Nava Sheva, Mumbai Port, Mormugoa and Kochi Port.[9][10]

Islands in the Arabian Sea[link]

There are several islands in the Arabian Sea, with the largest being Socotra (Republic of Yemen), Astola Island (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) and Masirah (Sultanate of Oman).

Astola is a Pakistani island just off the coast of Balochistan, Pakistan


Astola Island, also known as Jezira Haft Talar (Urdu: جزیرہ ہفت تلار) or 'Island of the Seven Hills', is a small, uninhabited island in the northern tip of the Arabian Sea in Pakistan's territorial waters. It is a popular eco-tourism destination in the region.Overnight tourists camp on the island and bring their own provisions. Camping, fishing and scuba-diving expeditions are popular. It is also a site for observing turtle breeding. Endangered animals such as the Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and the Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbracata) nest on the beach at the foot of the cliffs. The island is also a very important area for endemic reptiles such as the Astola Viper (Echis carinatus astolae).


Landsat view over Socotra, a Yemeni island.

Socotra (Arabic: سُقُطْرَىSuquṭra), also spelled Soqotra, is the largest island, being part of a small archipelago of four islands. It lies some 240 kilometres (150 mi) east of the Horn of Africa and 380 kilometres (240 mi) south of the Arabian Peninsula. The island is very isolated and through the process of speciation, a third of its plant life is found nowhere else on the planet. It has been described as the most alien-looking place on Earth.


Masirah (Arabic: مصيرة‎) is an island off the East coast of Oman. The main industries here are fishing and traditional textile manufacturing. Formerly, traditional ship building was important. The rugged terrain of the island and surrounding rough coastline has led to the appearance of many wrecked dhows on the beaches of the island, most of them well preserved by the salt water and intense heat. The ocean bottom environment surrounding Masirah is hostile as the majority of the area is covered in either sand or hard rock. Despite the poor quality ocean bottom, the area is very productive with marine fisheries, and any hard objects (barrels, engines) are immediately colonized by local fauna.




See also[link]

References[link]

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

  1. ^ Geographica Indica - The Arabian Sea
  2. ^ Arabian Sea, Encyclopædia Britannica
  3. ^ "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition". International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. http://www.iho-ohi.net/iho_pubs/standard/S-23/S23_1953.pdf. Retrieved 7 February 2010. 
  4. ^ [1],(par34-35)
  5. ^ Geographica Indica - The Arabian Sea
  6. ^ [2]
  7. ^ National Atlas of India Abridged Edition Edited by Dr. P.Nag. Lakshadweep sea(Arabian sea). National atlas and thematic mapping organization department of science & technology government of India 2002]
  8. ^ http://www.portofsalalah.com/port_news_item.aspx?id=16655
  9. ^ http://shipping.gov.in/writereaddata/l892s/7yearsTRAFFIC-42175832.pdf
  10. ^ http://aapa.files.cms-plus.com/PDFs/WORLD%20PORT%20RANKINGS%202009.pdf

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Pankaj Udhas

Pankaj Udhas at Westin Hotel New Year Bash
Born (1951-05-17) May 17, 1951 (age 61)
Jetpur, Gujarat, India
Occupation Ghazal Singer
Spouse Farida
Children 2
Website
http://www.pankajudhas.com/

Pankaj Udhas is an Indian singer, credited[by whom?] in the Indian music industry, along with other musicians like Jagjit Singh and Talat Aziz, with bringing the Ghazal style to the realm of popular music. Udhas rose to fame for singing in the 1986 film Naam, in which his song "Chitthi Aayee Hai" became an instant hit. Following that, he has also performed as a playback singer for numerous films. He has recorded many albums since then and tours the world as an accomplished ghazal singer. In 2006, Pankaj Udhas was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award.[1]

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Early life[link]

Pankaj Udhas was born in Jetpur near Rajkot in Gujarat and is the youngest of three brothers.[2] He hails from Charakhdi a small village near Rajkot in Gujrat. His father's name is Keshubhai Udhas and mother's name is Jituben Udhas. His eldest brother Manhar Udhas achieved some success as a Hindi playback singer in Bollywood films. His second elder brother Nirmal Udhas is also a well-known Ghazal Singer and was the first of the three brothers to start singing in the family. He had studied in Sir BPTI Bhavanagar. His family moved to Mumbai and Pankaj attended St. Xavier's College in Mumbai.

Career[link]

Pankaj Udhas' older brother, Manhar, was a stage performer and this aided Pankaj in his introduction to musical performance. His first stage performance was during the Sino-Indian War, when he sang "Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo" and was given Rs. 51 by an audience member as a reward.

Four years later, he joined the Sangeet Natya Academy in Rajkot and learned the nuances of playing the tabla. After that, he pursued a Bachelor of Science degree at Wilson College, and St Xavier's college Mumbai and started training in Indian classical vocal under the tutelage of Master Navrang. Udhas's first song was in film Kamna a solo song composed by Usha Khanna and written by Naqsh Lailpuri the film was a flop but his rendition was very much appreciated.

Subsequently, Udhas developed an interest in ghazals and learned Urdu to try to pursue a career as a ghazal singer. He spent ten months in Canada and U S A doing ghazal concerts and returned to India with renewed vigour and confidence.

His first ghazal album, Aahat, was released in 1980. From this, he began to have success and, as of 2011 he has released more then 50 albums and hundreds of compilation albums

In 1986, Udhas received another opportunity to perform in film, in the film Naam, which brought him fame.[citation needed] In 1990, he sang the melodious duet "Mahiya Teri Kasam" with Lata Mangeshkar, for the movie Ghayal. This song achieved immense popularity. In 1994, Udhas sang the notable song, "Na Kajre Ki Dhar", from the film Mohra. He continued working as a playback singer, making some on-screen appearances in films such as Saajan, Yeh Dillagi, and Phir Teri Kahaani Yaad Aayee.

His album Shagufta launched by Music India in December 1987 was the first to be released on compact disc in India. [3]

Later, Udhas started a talent hunt television program called Aadab Aarz Hai on Sony Entertainment Television

Personal life[link]

Pankaj Udhas is married to Farida. They have two daughters, Nayaab and Reva .[4]

Awards[link]

  • 2006 - Pankaj Udhas Awarded Padmashree for completing his Silver Jubilee in Gazal singing career.
  • 2006 - Awarded the prestigious "Kalakar" award at Kolkotta for "Hasrat" as "Best Ghazal album of 2005".
  • 2004 - Special Felicitation at the Wembley Conference Center, London for Completing 20 Years of Performance at the Prestigious Venue.
  • 2003 - MTV Immies Award for the successful album 'In Search of Meer'.
  • 2003 - Special Achievement Award at the Bollywood Music Award, New York for Popularizing Ghazals Across the Globe.
  • 2003 - Dadabhai Naoroji Millennium Award conferred by the Dadabhai Naoroji International Society for Contribution to Ghazal and the Music Industry.
  • 2002 - Award for Excellence in Music Field presented by Sahyog Foundation at Mumbai.
  • 2002 - Honored by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce.
  • 2001 - Vocational Recognition Award for Outstanding Performance as a Ghazal singer presented by Rotary Club of Mumbai Downtown.
  • 1999 - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, USA Award for extraordinary services to Indian music, especially promotion of ghazals in India and abroad. Presented at the Festival of Ghazals held in New York.
  • 1998 - Indian Arts Awards Gala presented by the Mayor of the City of Jersey City.
  • 1998 - Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award presented by the American Academy of Artists at Atlantic City.
  • 1996 - Indira Gandhi Priyadarshani Award for Outstanding Services, Achievement and Contribution to Music.
  • 1994 - Honorary Citizenship of Lubbock Texas, USA.
  • 1994 - Radio Lotus Award for Outstanding Achievement and for the many songs featuring on the official hit parade of the radio. Presented by Radio Lotus, South Africa at the University of Durban.
  • 1993 - Giants International Award for extraordinary efforts to achieve the highest standards in the field of music thereby motivating the entire community to pursue excellence.
  • 1990 - Outstanding Young Persons' Award (1989-90) for positive leadership and distinguish services rendered to the nation. Presented by the Indian Junior Chambers.
  • 1985 - K L Saigal Award for being the Best Ghazal Singer of the Year.

Albums by Pankaj Udhas[link]

  • Aahat (1980)
  • Mukarrar
  • Tarrannum
  • Mehfil
  • Shamakhana
  • Pankaj Udhas Live at Albert Hall
  • Nayaab
  • Legends
  • Khazana
  • Aafreen
  • Shagufta
  • Nabeel
  • Aashiana
  • Rubayee
  • Teen Mausam
  • Geetnuma
  • Kaif
  • Khayaal
  • Aman
  • Woh Ladki Yaad Aati Hai
  • Stolen Moments
  • Mahek
  • Ghoonghat
  • Muskan
  • Best of Pankaj Udhas Vol-1,2
  • Pankaj Udas 'Life Story' Vol-1,2
  • Pankaj Udhas Vol-1,2,3,4
  • Lamha
  • Janeman
  • Jashn
  • Endless Love
  • shaayar
  • Rajuat (Gujarati)
  • Baisakhi (Punjabi)
  • Yaad
  • Kabhi Ansoo Kabhi Khushboo Kabhi Naghuma
  • Humnasheen
  • In Search of Meer (2003)
  • Hasrat
  • Bhalobasha (Bengali)
  • Yaara - Music by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
  • Shabad - Music by Vaibhav Saxena and Gunjan Jha
  • Shaayar (2010)

References[link]

Shabad-[1]

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Shah Jahan
Flag of the Mughal Empire.svg 5th Mughal Emperor
Predecessor Jahangir
Successor Aurangzeb
Spouse Mumtaz Mahal
Akbarabadi Mahal
Kandahari Mahal
Issue
Jahanara Begum
Dara Shikoh
Shah Shuja
Roshanara Begum
Aurangzeb
Murad Baksh

Gauhara Begum
Others

House Timurid dynasty
Father Jahangir
Born (1592-01-05)5 January 1592
Lahore, Mughal Empire(now in Pakistan)
Died 31 January 1666(1666-01-31)
Agra, Mughal Empire(now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Religion Islam

Shah Jahan(also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan,(Urdu: شاه ‌جہاں, Persian: شاه جهان) (January 5, 1592–January 22, 1666), (full title: Shahanshah Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Malik-ul-Sultanat, Ala Hazrat Abu'l-Muzaffar Shahab ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan I, Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani, Padshah Ghazi Zillu'llah, Firdaus-Ashiyani, Shahanshah—E--Sultanant Ul Hindiya Wal Mughaliya) was the emperor of the Mughal Empire in South Asia from 1628 until 1658. The name Shah Jahan comes from Persian meaning "Ruler of Everywhere". He was the fifth Mughal emperor after Babur, Humayun, Akbar, and Jahangir. While young, he was favourite of his legendary grandfather, Akbar the Great. Shah Jahan was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan through Timur and was the heir of the Mughal Empire of Babur, he is also alleged to have been a descendant of Charlemagne.

At a young age, he was chosen as successor to the Mughal throne after the death of Emperor Jahangir. He succeeded to the throne upon his father's death in 1627. He is considered to be one of the greatest Mughals, and his reign has been called the Golden Age of the Mughals and one of the most prosperous ages of Indian civilization. Like Akbar, he was eager to expand his vast empire. In 1658, he fell ill and was confined by his son Emperor Aurangzeb in the Agra Fort until his death in 1666.

The period of his reign was the golden age of Mughal architecture. Shahanshah Shah Jahan erected many splendid monuments, the most famous of which is the legendary Taj Mahal at Agra built 1632-1648 as a tomb for his beloved wife, Empress Mumtaz Mahal. The Moti Masjid, Agra and many other buildings in Agra, the Red Fort and the Jama Masjid in Delhi, mosques in Lahore, extensions to Lahore Fort and a mosque in Thatta also commemorate him. The famous Takht-e-Taus or the Peacock Throne, said to be worth millions of dollars by modern estimates, also dates from his reign. He was also the founder of the new imperial capital called Shahjahanabad, now known as Old Delhi. Other important buildings of Shah Jahan's rule were the Diwan-i-Am and Diwan-i-Khas in the Red Fort Complex in Delhi and the Moti Masjid in the Lahore Fort. Shah Jahan is also believed to have the most refined of the tastes in arts and architecture and is credited to have commissioned about 777 gardens in Kashmir, his favourite summer residence. A few of these gardens survive and attract thousands of tourists every year.

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Biography[link]

Early years[link]

Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, rescuing his serviceman using a Matchlock during a campaign.

Baadshah Shah Jahan was born as Prince Shihab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram, on January 5, 1592 in Lahore, Pakistan as the third and favourite son of the emperor Jahangir from his Rajput wife Gossaini. The name Khurram-Persian for 'joyful'-was given by his grandfather Akbar. His early years saw him receive a cultured, broad education and he distinguished himself in the martial arts and as a military commander while leading his father's armies in numerous campaigns against Mewar(1615 CE, 1024 AH), the Deccan Sultanates(1617 and 1621 CE, 1026 and 1030 AH), Kangra Fort(1618 CE, 1027AH). He was responsible for most of the territorial gains during his father's reign. Shah Jahan was also very well known and praised for his bravery, as a young man he is known to have rescued an imperial serviceman from an ambushing lions.

He also demonstrated a precocious talent for building, impressing his father Jahangir at the age of 16 when he built his quarters within his great grandfather the Mughal Emperor Babur's Kabul fort and redesigned buildings within Agra fort. He also carries the universally famous titles like "The builder of marvels ". Shah Jahan was also chosen by his father Jahangir to acknowledge the Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri and early manual on statesmanship and administration in the Mughal Empire.

Marriage[link]

Mumtaz Mahal

In 1607 AD (1016 AH), Prince Khurram, also known as Shah Jahan, was betrothed to Arjumand Banu Begum who was just 14 years old at the time. She was also the niece of the famous queen of Jehangir-Nur Mahal. She would become the unquestioned love of his life. They would, however, have to wait five years before they were married in 1612 AD (1021 AH), on a date selected by the court astrologers as most conducive to ensuring a happy marriage. After their wedding celebrations, Khurram "finding her in appearance and character elect among all the women of the time," gave her the title Mumtaz Mahal (Jewel of the Palace).

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan is accompanied by his three sons: Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja and Aurangzeb, including their maternal grandfather Asaf Khan IV.

Mumtaz Mahal had 14 children. Despite her frequent pregnancies, she travelled with Shah Jahan's entourage throughout his earlier military campaigns and the subsequent rebellion against his father. Mumtaz Mahal was utterly devoted—she was his constant companion and trusted confidante and their relationship was intense. She is portrayed by Shah Jahan's chroniclers as the perfect wife with no aspirations to political power. This is in direct opposition to how her aunt Nur Jahan had been perceived. Mumtaz died in Burhanpur in 1631 AD (1040 AH), while giving birth to their fourteenth child, a healthy baby girl. She had been accompanying her husband while he was fighting a campaign in the Deccan Plateau. Her body was temporarily buried at Burhanpur in a walled pleasure garden known as Zainabad originally constructed by Shah Jahan's uncle Daniyal on the bank of the Tapti River.

The intervening years had seen Khurrum take two other wives known as Akbarabadi Mahal (d.1677 CE, 1088 AH), and Kandahari Mahal (b. c1594 CE, c1002 AH), (m.1609 CE, 1018 AH).

According to the official court chronicler Qazwini, the relationship with his other wives "had nothing more than the status of marriage. The intimacy, deep affection, attention and favor which His Majesty had for the Cradle of Excellence [Mumtaz Mahal] exceeded by a thousand times what he felt for any other."

Accession[link]

Jahangir receives prince Khurram of his returns from deccan

Inheritance of power and wealth in the Mughal empire was not determined through primogeniture, but by princely sons competing to achieve military successes and consolidating their power at court. This often led to rebellions and wars of succession. As a result, a complex political climate surrounded the Mughal court in Shahzada Khurram's formative years. In 1611 his father married Nur Jahan, the widowed daughter of an Afghan Noble. She rapidly became an important member of Emperor Jahangir's court and, together with her brother Asaf Khan, wielded considerable influence. Arjumand was Asaf Khan's daughter and her marriage to Prince Khurram consolidated Nur Jahan and Asaf Khan's positions at court.

In the year 1614, Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan) commanded a vast Mughal Army consisting of over 200,000 Sowars and subdued the Rajput Maharana of Mewar, who surrendered and submitted to Prince Khurram.

Khurram's intense military successes of 1617 CE (1026 AH) against the Lodi in the Deccan effectively secured the southern border of the empire and his grateful father rewarded him with the prestigious title 'Shah Jahan Bahadur' (Brave King of the World) which implicitly sealed his inheritance. Court intrigues, however, including Nur Jahan's decision to have her daughter from her first marriage wed Shah Jahan's youngest brother Shahzada Shahryar and her support for his claim to the throne led Khurram, supported by Muhabbat Khan, into open revolt against his father in 1622.

The rebellion was quelled by Jahangir's forces in 1626 and Khurram was forced to submit unconditionally. Upon the death of Jahangir in 1627, Prince Khurram succeeded to the Mughal throne as Shah Jahan, King of the World, the latter title alluding to his pride in his Timurid roots and his ambitious the history. Shahanshah Shah Jahan's first act as ruler was to execute his chief rivals and imprison his step mother Nur Jahan. This allowed Shan Jahan to rule without contention.

Administration of the Mughal Empire[link]

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan at his Durbar.

Although his father's rule was generally peaceful, the empire was experiencing challenges by the end of his reign. In 1628, immediately after becoming Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan's forces were ambushed by Sikh rebels, the Emperor organized an assault, which caused almost all the Sikhs, including Guru Hargobind and his mercenaries to flee.[1] Shah Jahan repulsed the Portuguese in Bengal, capturing the Rajput kingdoms of Baglana, Mewar and Bundelkhand to the west and the northwest beyond the Khyber Pass. He then chose his 16 year old son Aurangzeb to serve in his place and subdue the rebellion by the Bundela Rajputs led by the renegade Jhujhar Singh. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan then chose his son Aurangzeb to become the Subedar of Deccan and ordered the annexation of Ahmednagar and the overthrow of the Nizam Shahi dynasty.

Shah Jahan and his sons captured the city of Kandahar in 1638 from the Safavids, prompting the retaliation of the Persians led by their powerful ruler Abbas II of Persia, who recaptured it in 1649, the Mughal armies were unable to recapture it despite repeated sieges during the Mughal–Safavid War.

Evidence from the reign of Shah Jahan in the year 1648 states that the army consisted of 911,400 infantry, musketeers, and artillery men, and 185,000 Sowars commanded by princes and nobles and were maintained out of the revenues of the Mughal Empire which amounted to 120,071,876,840 dams. During his reign the Marwari horse was introduced becoming Shah Jahan's favorite and various Mughal Cannons were mass produced in the Jaigarh Fort. Under his rule, the empire became a huge military machine and the nobles and their contingents multiplied almost fourfold, as did the demands for more revenue from the peasantry. But due to his measures in the financial and commercial fields, it was a period of general stability—the administration was centralised and court affairs systematized.

The Mughal Empire continued to expand moderately during his reign as his sons commanded large armies on different fronts. Above all it is obligatory to mention here that India became the richest centre of the arts, crafts and architecture and some of the best of the architects, artisians, craftsmens, painters and writers of the world resided in his empire, it is believed that the Mughal Empire had the highest gross domestic produce in the world.

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan also intended to construct his capitol at Agra as an urban center that would rival both Istanbul and Isfahan in all its wealth and cultural lifestyle.

Foreign Relations[link]

The Surrender of Kandahar, a miniature painting from the Padshahnama depicting the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's successful capture of the city in the year 1638.[2]

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan gave orders in 1631 to Qasim Khan, the Mughal viceroy of Bengal, to drive out the Portuguese from their trading post at Port Hoogly, the trading post was heavily armed with cannons, battleships, fortified walls, and other instruments of war.[3] The Portuguese were accused of trafficking by high Mughal officials and due to commercial competition the Mughal-controlled port of Saptagram began to slump. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was particularly outraged by the activities of Jesuits in that region particularly when they were accused of abducting peasants.[4] On September 25, 1632 the Mughal Army raised imperial banners and gained control over the Bandel region and the renegade garrison was punished.[5]

While he was encamped in Baghdad, Sultan Murad IV is known to have met the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's ambassadors: Mir Zarif and Mir Baraka, who presented 1000 pieces of finely embroidered cloth and even armor. Murad IV gifted them with the finest weapons, saddles and Kaftans and ordered his forces to accompany the Mughals to the port of Basra, where they set sail to Thatta and finally Surat.

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan had exchanged ambassadors and documents with the Ottoman Sultan Murad IV, it was through these exchanges led by the Mughal ambassador Sayyid Muhiuddin and his counterpart the Ottoman ambassador Arsalan Agha, that Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan received Mimar Yusuf, Isa Muhammad Effendi and Ismail Effendi, two Turkish architects and students of the famous Koca Mimar Sinan Agha. Both of them later comprised among the Mughal team that would design and build the Taj Mahal.

Mir Jumla II, who in the 1640s had his own ships and organized merchant fleets that sailed throughout: Surat, Thatta, Arakan, Ayuthya, Balasore, Aceh, Melaka, Johore, Bantam, Makassar, Ceylon, Bandar Abbas, Mecca, Jeddah, Basra, Aden, Masqat, Mocha and the Maldives. His merchant fleet could only be rivaled by Abdul Goffur of Surat although other nobles such as Asaf Khan and Safi Khan owned seaborne vessels.

Patronage of the arts[link]

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, using his Matchlock during a hunting expedition.

Shah Jahan's reign saw some of India's most well-known architectural and artistic accomplishments. The land revenue of the Mughal Empire under Shah Jahan was higher than that of any other Mughal ruler. The magnificence of Shah Jahan’s court was commented upon by several European travelers and by ambassadors from other parts of the world, including Francois Bernier and Thomas Roe. His famous Peacock Throne, with its trail blazing in the shifting natural colors of rubies, sapphires, and emeralds, was valued by the jeweller Tavernier at 6½ million pounds sterling.

Under Shah Jahan's rule, Mughal artistic and architectural achievements reached their zenith. Shah Jahan was a prolific builder with a highly refined aesthetic sense. Among his surviving buildings are the Red Fort and Jama Masjid in Delhi, the Shalimar Gardens of Lahore, sections of the Lahore Fort(such as Sheesh Mahal, and Naulakha pavilion), and his Tomb of Jahangir.

Legend has it that Shah Jahan wanted to build a black Taj Mahal for himself. There is no reputable scholarship to support this hypothesis, however, nor for other horrific legends that Shah Jahan maimed, blinded, or killed those responsible for designing and building the Taj Mahal.

Fate[link]

The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and his eldest son Dara Shikoh.

When Shah Jahan became ill in 1658 CE (1067 AH), Dara Shikoh(Mumtaz Mahal's eldest son) assumed the role of regent in his father's stead, which swiftly incurred the animosity of his brothers. Upon learning of his assumption of the regency, his younger brothers, Shuja, Viceroy of Bengal, and Murad Baksh, Viceroy of Gujarat, declared their independence, and marched upon Agra in order to claim their riches. Aurangzeb, the third son, and ablest and most virile of the brothers, gathered a well trained army and became its in chief commander, he faced his elder brother and heir apparent Dara's army close to Agra and completely defeated him during the Battle of Samugarh. Although Shah Jahan fully recovered from his illness, Aurangzeb declared him incompetent to rule and put him under house arrest in Agra Fort.

Jahanara Begum Sahib, Jahan's first daughter, voluntarily shared his 8-year confinement and nursed him in his dotage. In January 1666 (1076 AH), Shah Jahan fell ill with strangury and dysentery. Confined to bed, he became progressively weaker until, on 22 January, he commanded the ladies of the imperial court, particularly his consort of later years Akbarabadi Mahal, to the care of Jahanara. After reciting the Islamic declaration of faith (Laa ilaaha illa l-laah) and verses from the Quran, he one of the greatest of the Mughal Emperors died.

Princess Jahanara planned a state funeral which was to include a procession with Shah Jahan's body carried by eminent nobles followed by the notable citizens of Agra and officials scattering coins for the poor and needy. Aurangzeb refused to accommodate such ostentation and the body was washed in accordance with Islamic rites, taken by river in a sandalwood coffin to the Taj Mahal and was interred there next to the body of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Contributions to architecture[link]

The Shalimar Gardens, comprising over four-hundred fountains, were built by the Mughal emperor.
The Taj Mahal is the most notable example of Islamic architecture in South Asia it was constructed according to the commands of the famous Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.

Shah Jahan left behind a grand legacy of structures constructed during his reign. He was one of the greatest patrons of Islamic architecture. His most famous building was the Taj Mahal, now a wonder of the world, which he built out of love for his wife the empress Mumtaz Mahal.

Its structure was drawn with great care and architects from all over the world were called for this purpose. The building took twenty years to complete and was constructed from white marble underlaid with brick. Upon his death, his son Aurangazeb had him interred in it next to Mumtaz Mahal. Among his other constructions are Delhi Fort also called the Red Fort or Lal Qila(Urdu) in Delhi, large sections of Agra Fort, the Jama Masjid(Grand Mosque), Delhi, the Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan, the Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque), Lahore, the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore, sections of the Lahore Fort, Lahore, the Jahangir mausoleum—his father's tomb, the construction of which was overseen by his stepmother Nur Jahan and the Shahjahan Mosque, Thatta, Pakistan. He also had the Peacock Throne, Takht e Taus, made to celebrate his rule. Shah Jahan also placed profound verses of the Quran on his masterpieces of architecture.

A famous seamless celestial globe was produced in 1659-1660 AD (1070 AH), by the Sindhi astronomer Muhammad Salih Tahtawi of Thatta with Arabic and Persian inscriptions.

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The imperial Pearl Mosque of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.

All the inscriptions on the Taj Mahal tombs of Shah Jahan and his wife are in Persian Calligraphy on the tombs and on the Agra Fort quranic Calligraphy and Persian poem in Nastaʿlīqinscription. Shah Jahan's cenotaph is bigger than that of his wife, but reflects the same elements: a larger casket on a slightly taller base, again decorated with astonishing precision with lapidary and calligraphy that identifies him.

The pen box and writing tablet were traditional Persian funerary icons decorating the caskets of men and women respectively. The Ninety Nine Names of God are found as calligraphic inscriptions in Persian nastNastaʿlīqinscription style of calligraphic on the sides of the actual tomb of Mumtaz Mahal, in the crypt including "O Noble, O Magnificent, O Majestic, O Unique, O Eternal, O Glorious... ". The tomb of Shah Jahan bears a calligraphic inscription that reads; "He traveled from this world to the banquet-hall of Eternity on the night of the twenty-sixth of the month of Rajab, in the year 1076 Hijri."

Jama Masjid, Delhi one of the largest mosques in the Mughal Empire was completed during the reign of Shah Jahan.

written in Persian: مرقد منور ارجمندبانو بیگم مخاطب بممتاز محل توفی سنه... the bright tomb of arjmand banou beegom famous as Mumtaz mahal(the best of the rigion) died year. مرقد مطهر اعلیحضرت فردوس آشیانی صاحبقران ثانی شاه جهان طاب ثراه سنه 1076 ق) the purified shrine of his majesty resident of paradise the highness Shahjahan the Magnificent rest his soul in peace. year1076 H.G.

Shah Jahan was very interested in Persian inscription and a Persian poet who requested a famous Persian calligrapher to decorate his palace and castles.

Shah Jahan's coins[link]

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Shah Jahan
Born: 5 January 1592 Died: 31 January 1666
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Jehangir
Mughal Emperor
1627–1658
Succeeded by
Aurangzeb

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