CultureGeographyHistoryPeopleJahanpanah, a title used to address Mughal emperors, is Persian for Refuge of the World. It was earlier the name of a city in the Delhi Sultanate, established by Muhammad bin Tughlaq. Vertical Tabs NotesFrom WP: Jahanpanah’s etymology consists of two Persian words, جهان ‘Jahan’, “the world”, and پناه ‘panah’,“shelter”, thus “Refuge of the World”. Further readingWikipedia (Jahanpanah)Stanley Lane-Poole (History of India, pg. 137)Wikipedia (Muhammd bin Tughluq) TaxonomyConnotations: NeutralIndian connection: ModerateTags: mughalakbaretymologypersianlanguage
