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Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)
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Also Known As J. Fraser Stoddart • Sir James Fraser Stoddart
Born May 24, 1942 • Edinburgh • Scotland
Died December 30, 2024 (aged 82) • Australia
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize
Subjects Of Study carbohydrate • catenane • diquat • ether • molecule • paraquat • polymer • pesticide

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