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History of Taj Mahal is an interesting topic of research and study since long. Many a traveler after visiting Taj Mahal looks for the story behind its construction. Taj Mahal in Agra is a brilliant architectural work of the Mughals which has been acclaimed worldwide as one of the eight wonders of the world. Taj Mahal is described to be a massive historical monument built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memoriam of his beloved queen Mumtaz. Taj Mahal stands erect by the river Jamuna epitomizing intense love and immense passion of a king for his queen.
Emperor Shah Jahan functioned as the ruler since 1628 to 1658 and within his lifetime he built the love tomb, the Taj Mahal for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan got married to beautiful Arjumand Bano Begum in 1612 A.D. He called his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal as he wanted to refer to her as the crown of the Palace as she was so precious to him. This royal couple had 14 children. The queen used to accompany Emperor Shah Jahan everywhere, even on military campaigns and in one such campaign in Burhanpur in central India, Mumtaz Mahal died in 1631 shortly after giving birth to her 14th child.
It was Mumtaz’s dying wish to Shah Jahan that he should build a tomb in her memory. She mentioned it specifically that the tomb should be such that world had never seen something of that sort before. Hence the love tomb began to be constructed with the tragic end of Mumtaz Mahal at a premature age. Shah Jahan fulfilled her last wish and created the most beautiful mausoleum in the world. Taj Mahal was completed with a consistent effort of 22 long years. A huge labor force of 20,000 workers worked regularly led by Muhammed Hanif, the head of the masons. The Persian architect Ustad Isa designed the great tomb. The Taj Mahal had cost the Mughal exchequer 32 million rupees.
In later years of his life, Shah Jahan was ousted by his son Aurangzeb. The lonely emperor spent the last years of his life under house arrest in the Agra Fort from where he made an arrangement to spend his time looking at the beautiful tomb he had built for his beloved empress and waited patiently for the day they could be united again. After Shah Jahan's death in 1666 A.D., he too was buried beside his beloved Mumtaz Mahal.
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