Jali (window screen), Mughal dynasty, c. 1600-20, 49 x 36 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (124.5 x 92.7 x 8.6 cm), Red sandstone, India, Mughal dynasty, c. 1600-20, Islamic kingdoms of Turkish, Central Asian, and Afghan origins began to exert influence over portions of the Indian subcontinent by about 800 CE. Of them, the impact of the Mughals (reign 1526-1858), famous for building the Taj Mahal, was among the greatest and most enduring.