On May 9 in 1653 AD, the construction of Taj Mahal, which is one of the
most beautiful buildings in the world and among the best examples of
Islamic architecture in India, ended after twenty-two years. Shah Jahan,
the 5th Great Moghul Emperor of the Timurid Dynasty of the Subcontinent
(present day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the eastern part of
Afghanistan) built it in memory of his Iranian wife, Arjmand Banu Begum,
who died while giving birth to her fourteenth child.
On June 17, 1631 AD, Empress Mumtaz Mahal of Mughal India, died during childbirth in Burhanpour. Her husband, Emperor Shah Jahan, who deeply loved her, was to spend the next 17 years building over her tomb a magnificent mausoleum of white marble, the famous Taj Mahal in Agra, which is one of the 7 Wonders of the World.
Born into a family of Iranian nobility and named Arjmand Banu Begum, she was a daughter of Abul-Hassan Asef Khan the son of Mirza Ghiyas Beg Tehrani entitled E'temad od-Dowla, and thus a niece of Empress Noor Jahan, the wife of Emperor Jahangir. Mumtaz Mahal, who was a Shi'ite Muslim, gave birth to fourteen children including Mohammad Aurangzeb the last great Mughal Emperor.
This beautiful mausoleum in the city of Agra on the banks of the River Jamuna, is made of white marble, with ayahs of the holy Qur’an inscribed on its façade and interior. It incorporates and expands on design traditions of Persian architecture and earlier Mughal architecture. The best architects of the Mughal Empire along with those of Iran, like Eisa Isfahani, were employed to construct it. Today it is regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
On June 17, 1631 AD, Empress Mumtaz Mahal of Mughal India, died during childbirth in Burhanpour. Her husband, Emperor Shah Jahan, who deeply loved her, was to spend the next 17 years building over her tomb a magnificent mausoleum of white marble, the famous Taj Mahal in Agra, which is one of the 7 Wonders of the World.
Born into a family of Iranian nobility and named Arjmand Banu Begum, she was a daughter of Abul-Hassan Asef Khan the son of Mirza Ghiyas Beg Tehrani entitled E'temad od-Dowla, and thus a niece of Empress Noor Jahan, the wife of Emperor Jahangir. Mumtaz Mahal, who was a Shi'ite Muslim, gave birth to fourteen children including Mohammad Aurangzeb the last great Mughal Emperor.
This beautiful mausoleum in the city of Agra on the banks of the River Jamuna, is made of white marble, with ayahs of the holy Qur’an inscribed on its façade and interior. It incorporates and expands on design traditions of Persian architecture and earlier Mughal architecture. The best architects of the Mughal Empire along with those of Iran, like Eisa Isfahani, were employed to construct it. Today it is regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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Thank for sharing amazing and very informative information about 7 wonderful about taj mahal. i am very appreciate to read it and suggest to my friend also read and post comment. Taj Mahal India.
You're welcome. Hopefully I can visit it one day.
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