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Historical Event on 1/22/1666
Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid.
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| 4/30/1870 | Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath. |
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| 10/13/1999 | Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India. |
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