49%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Urdu Scripts شاہ جہان(Urdu) شاه جهان(Persian) Meaning & History Means "king of the world" from Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king" and جهان (jahān) meaning "world". This was the name of the 17th-century Mughal emperor who built the Taj Mahal. Related Names Rootsshāh + jahān Categories emperors, king, leadership, royalty, world