Emperor Shah Jahan, the fifth of the Great Mughals, was devoted to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal (the Jewel of the Palace). In 1631, she gave birth to their fourteenth child and died in the process.

Beside him stood his queen, his comrade and confidante. He titled her "Mumtaz Mahal", "Chosen One of the Palace", and commissioned for her a luxurious royal residence of glistening white marble.

After their wedding celebrations, Khurram "finding her in appearance and character elect among all the women of the time", gave her the title 'Mumtaz Mahal' Begum (Chosen One of the Palace).

The Taj Mahal in Agra was commissioned by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan to honor his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Completed in 1653 after 22 years with the help of around 20,000 artisans and laborers ...

To give you a little background, the iconic monument we all know and love was commissioned by the fifth Mughal Emperor, Shah ...

His favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal (which means “chosen one of the palace”), was his loyal travel companion. In 1631, while accompanying Shah Jahan on a military campaign to expand the empire ...

A billion chocolate-box images and tourist guidebooks order us to "read" the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's marble mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, known as "Taj Bibi," as the World's Greatest ...

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The Taj Mahal, located in Agra in Uttar Pradesh state, is a Unesco World Heritage Site built by the emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. A government-approved ...

They shared such an intense passion for each another that he renamed her "Mumtaz Mahal," or "Chosen One of the Palace." After many years of happy marriage, Mumtaz passed away during the birth of ...