Historical Oddities: Mughal Era & Lincoln-Kennedy Coincidences

Andrew Johnson (from Tennessee) succeeded Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, and Lyndon Johnson (from Texas) succeeded John F. Kennedy after his assassination. Both successors were indeed southerners named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, the 17th U.S. President who succeeded Lincoln after his assassination in 1865, was born on December 29, 1808, in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Lyndon B. Johnson, who became president after Kennedy's assassination in 1963, was born on August 27, 1908, near Stonewall, Texas.

John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, was born on May 10, 1838, not 1839. Therefore, the statement claiming he was born in 1839 is false.

Lee Harvey Oswald, Kennedy's assassin, was born on October 18, 1939, in New Orleans. This is correct despite the typo 'norn' instead of 'born'.

John Wilkes Booth (15 letters) and Lee Harvey Oswald (15 letters) both have three-part names composed of exactly 15 letters. The claim is true.

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of Our American Cousin. The theater name 'Ford' refers to the owner John T. Ford, not the automobile company.

JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, riding in a 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible limousine (code-named SS-100-X). The Lincoln Continental was indeed manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, making this historical coincidence true.

Barack Obama lived in Indonesia with his grandmother (who he called 'Granny' or 'Toot') and attended a Muslim school in Jakarta for several years during his childhood (approximately ages 6-10). This period of his life is well-documented in his autobiography 'Dreams From My Father'.

Jahangir's original name was Salim, given to him by his father Akbar. The name 'Jahangir' meaning 'Conqueror of the World' was his royal title.

The Tomb of Jahangir is located in Lahore, Pakistan. It was built by his son Shah Jahan after Jahangir's death in 1627.

Jahangirnama was written in Persian, which was the court language of the Mughal Empire. Persian remained the official administrative and literary language throughout Mughal rule.

Mehr-un-Nissa (later Nur Jahan) was Jahangir's favorite and most influential wife. She married Jahangir in 1611 and became extremely powerful in court affairs.

Nur Jahan, the influential Mughal empress and wife of Emperor Jahangir, was originally named Mehr-un-Nissa and was given the title Nur Mahal palace of the world before being elevated to Nur Jahan light of the world.

In the Mahabharata, Sahadeva and Nakula were twins born to Madri, who invoked the Ashwini Kumaras. Kunti was the mother of the three eldest Pandavas (Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna).