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The famous Mughal garden 'Shalimar Bagh' in Srinagar was commissioned by which Mughal emperor?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir✓ Correct Answer
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
💡 Solution & Explanation
Shalimar Bagh in Srinagar was commissioned by Mughal Emperor Jahangir in sixteen hundred and nineteen as a pleasure garden for his wife, Empress Nur Jahan. Later Mughal rulers like Shah Jahan expanded it further, but the initial foundation belongs to Jahangir.
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